Elongated styloid process: An epidemiological study on digital panoramic radiographs

Abstract

The number of patients with elongated styloid process and the mean length of the process increase with the age confirming the chronic development of the calcification described in literature. No statistically significant correlation is found between the presence of elongated styloid process and the gender and affected side (bilateral or unilateral). <b>Key words:</b>Elongated styloid process, panoramic radiograph, epidemiological study, Eagle's syndrome.