- Author:
Jo Eun KIM
1
;
Jung Hyun MIN
;
Hae Rang PARK
;
Bo Ram CHOI
;
Jin Woo CHOI
;
Kyung Hoe HUH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Elongated Styloid Process Syndrome; Radiography, Panoramic; Twins
- MeSH: Humans; Ligaments; Ossification, Heterotopic; Radiography, Panoramic; Temporal Bone; Twins
- From:Imaging Science in Dentistry 2012;42(2):95-97
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The styloid process is a cylindrical, long cartilaginous bone located on the temporal bone. The calcified stylohyoid ligament and elongated styloid process can be identified radiographically, and they are associated with a number of syndromes and symptoms. The exact cause of the styloid process elongation due to calcification and subsequent ossification of ligament is unclear. This report presents a case of severely calcified stylohyoid ligament complex occurred in twins who have the same pattern of calcification.