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Stafne static mandibular bone defect-further expression on the buccal aspect of the ramus

Bibliographic Data

ID5221397
AuthorsEdward D Shields (McGill University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume111
Issue3
Pages425-427
Publication date2000-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/(sici)1096-8644(200003)111:3<425::aid-ajpa8>3.0.co;2-8
PMID10685040
OpenAlexW2044965921
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

The anatomic distribution of the Stafne static mandibular bone defect (SSBD) is extended with a description of a cavitation defect on the buccal ramus of the mandible. The anatomical placement of SSBD thus correlates precisely with the submandibular and parotid salivary glands, and gives further evidence that an increase in major salivary gland size is associated with the defect. The global latitudinal variation in the population prevalence of SSBD ranges from 10% in the tropics to virtually 0% in most of the arctic. Globally the defect directly correlates with parasite load and diversity, and may be a marker for of a history of an environment with high levels of enteric macroparasite infestation.

Biology · Buccal administration · Mandible (arthropod mouthpart) · Population · Zoology · Anatomy · Dental Erosion and Treatment · Dentistry · Medicine · Orthodontics · Parasite Biology and Host Interactions · Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

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