In a cranium of a male cadaver styloid processes have been found to be unusually long with different lengths. Elongation of styloid process involvethe entire 'Stylohyoid complex/chain', though not rare as reported in earlier literatures, but the osseomorphological and radiological analysis of present case brings out a unique variety as its described in the article.

Stylohyoid ligaments calcified are found incidentally through imaging. Morphological characteristics can determine the development of different pathological compression levels of the head and neck. We report a case of an asymptomatic bilateral calcification of stylohyoid ligaments visualized by panoramic radiography and cone beam computerized tomography reconstruction. The correct description a...

Background: Stylohyoid ligament ossification is a complication that repeatedly and accidentally observed on panoramic radiographs may be the cause of some symptoms. Accordingly, awareness this incidence enables clinicians in accurate diagnosis head neck pains while avoiding unneeded therapy. Methods: This was descriptive cross-sectional study. The number samples 196 people who referred to an or...

BACKGROUND Orientation of the stylohyoid complex (SHC) may be important for evaluation of the patient with orofacial pain or dysphagia. OBJECTIVES Our purpose was to assess the length and angulations of SHC using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study, 3D images provided by CBCT of 69 patients (36 females, 33 males, age range 15-77 years) were retrospective...

Ossification of the stylohyoid ligament is very common in the Caucasian population. More than 9000 descriptions of apparently isolated case reports on PubMed have been cited over the last 20 years, often associated with an incidental finding on imaging after neck trauma. No cases of familial ossification have been described. We document a family with several affected members, each with an ossif...

It has been estimated that between 2% and 4% of the general adult population has radiographic evidence of an ossification of the stylohyoid chain. In an effort to prove that this is also the case in children and adolescents, 150 panoramic radiographs were examined at the Department of Pedodontics of St. Justine's Hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A total of 300 styloid processes and stylohy...

Eagle syndrome (ES) is a constellation of symptoms and signs resulting from abnormal stylohyoid chain ossification [1]. The styloid chain consists of the styloid process, the stylohyoid ligament, and the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone [2]. ES is a rare entity which is not commonly suspected in clinical practice [3], and only a small percentage of the 4% of population believed to have an elongat...