An Asymptomatic and Overelongated Styloid Process

Elongation of the styloid process is a rare condition. Only 4% of patients have clinical symptoms where elongated styloid process (ESP) occasionally irritates or disrupts adjacent anatomical structures, which is called Eagle syndrome. This present report was aimed at reporting an asymptomatic ESP wi...

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Main Authors: Emrah Soylu, Ahmet Altan, Ahmet Ercan Sekerci, Nıhat Akbulut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7971595
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description Elongation of the styloid process is a rare condition. Only 4% of patients have clinical symptoms where elongated styloid process (ESP) occasionally irritates or disrupts adjacent anatomical structures, which is called Eagle syndrome. This present report was aimed at reporting an asymptomatic ESP with unusual width and length.
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spelling doaj-art-87d739f3374a4b66a23a4498eff35d7d2025-08-20T03:38:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552017-01-01201710.1155/2017/79715957971595An Asymptomatic and Overelongated Styloid ProcessEmrah Soylu0Ahmet Altan1Ahmet Ercan Sekerci2Nıhat Akbulut3Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, TurkeyFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Gaziosmanpasa University, Tokat, TurkeyElongation of the styloid process is a rare condition. Only 4% of patients have clinical symptoms where elongated styloid process (ESP) occasionally irritates or disrupts adjacent anatomical structures, which is called Eagle syndrome. This present report was aimed at reporting an asymptomatic ESP with unusual width and length.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7971595
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