Anomaly or pathology: the Stafne defect as seen in archaeological material and modern clinical practice

Finnegan, Michael; Marcsik, Antónia

doi:10.1016/0047-2484(80)90038-x

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“…Studies of dry mandibles 131 have, not surprisingly, revealed a higher incidence rate (between 0.66% 132 and 6.06% 131 ) than that found in clinical studies. Minor, incipient lesions, which are not detectable radiographically, are often diagnosed in studies on archaeological material.…”

Section: Studies On Archaeological (Dry Mandible) Samplesmentioning

confidence: 80%

Lingual and buccal mandibular bone depressions: a review based on 583 cases from a world-wide literature survey, including 69 new cases from Japan.

Philipsen¹,

Takata²,

Reichart³

et al. 2002

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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The present concept favours that all variants have a common origin: a hyperplastic/hypertrophic lobe (or aberrant lobe) of the sublingual, submandibular or parotid salivary gland, exerting pressure upon the cortex of the mandible by the respective gland, leading to focal atrophy or resorption of the bone. The bone depressions take years to develop, appearing radiographically not until the 5th to 6th decades.

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Section: Studies On Archaeological (Dry Mandible) Samplesmentioning

confidence: 80%

Lingual and buccal mandibular bone depressions: a review based on 583 cases from a world-wide literature survey, including 69 new cases from Japan.

Philipsen¹,

Takata²,

Reichart³

et al. 2002

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

129

193

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“…The present authors are unconvinced that scientists have definitively ascertained these defects as developmental or congenital in origin and there is still much to be learned about their etiology and development. They are, however, in agreement with others who believe that Stafne's defects are not pathological lesions but developmental bony defects or normal variants (Finnegan & Marcsik, ) that usually go unnoticed by their owners.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The reported frequencies of posterior Stafne's defects in archaeological and museum dry‐bone studies vary from 0.05% in a large medieval sample from Croatia (Vodanovic et al ., )to 1.07% in 5519 mandibles from Hungary (Finnegan & Marcsik, ), to as high as 3.32% in a prehistoric sample from the Canary Islands (Lukacs & Martin, ). Clinical studies, in comparison, reveal frequencies ranging from 0.3% of 4963 male veterans in New York City (Karmiol & Walsh, )to 0.25% of 9718 Japanese patients (Ehara et al ., ), to 0.48% of 2693 patients at the Veterans Administration in Long Beach, California (Correll et al ., ).…”

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Stafne's Defects in a Sample of Adult Thai Mandibles in the Khon Kaen University Osteology Collection, Thailand

Mann

Tuamsuk

2016

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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“…The estimated living stature of this individual is 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) using Maori regression formulae (Houghton et al, 1975). Stafne's defect (Finnegan and Marcsik, 1980) is observed on the left mandible and bilateral spondylolysis is present in the fifth lumbar vertebra. Most of his teeth are stained a light reddishbrown, presumably from chewing betel nut.…”

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Cultural alteration of human teeth in the Mariana Islands

Ikehara‐Quebral¹,

Douglas²

1997

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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Evidence of cultural dental modification in a precontact (pre-1521) skeletal sample from the Academy of Our Lady of Guam gymnasium site in Agana, Guam, is documented. Two of the four individuals recovered at the Academy Gym site exhibit modification of the maxillary teeth. One individual displays vertical incising of a single tooth, and the other exhibits horizontal abrading of the anterior teeth which may be a purposeful or an incidental alteration. Although deliberate alteration of the dentition, including tooth extraction, notching, filing, and drilling, has been documented in human groups worldwide, little has been written about these cultural practices in the Mariana Islands. Examination of the available literature on precontact human remains from the region reveals at least three patterns of dental incising and similar cases of dental abrasion. While the origins of these practices are not known, the presence and style of these cultural alterations may be sex-specific, cosmetic in nature, or an indication of status in a ranked society. Alternatively, they may signify membership in a particular group or lineage, or mark a rite of passage. Because the comparative samples are limited in number and small, and the provenience of many of the skeletons is obscure, temporal variation cannot be ruled out.

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Anomaly or pathology: the Stafne defect as seen in archaeological material and modern clinical practice

Cited by 19 publications

References 36 publications

Lingual and buccal mandibular bone depressions: a review based on 583 cases from a world-wide literature survey, including 69 new cases from Japan.

Lingual and buccal mandibular bone depressions: a review based on 583 cases from a world-wide literature survey, including 69 new cases from Japan.

Stafne's Defects in a Sample of Adult Thai Mandibles in the Khon Kaen University Osteology Collection, Thailand

Cultural alteration of human teeth in the Mariana Islands

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