Etio ‐histomorphogenesis of styloid enlargement—A novel and extensive light microscopic analysis of 10 cases of Eagle’s syndrome

ConclusionRepetitive stress, traction or traumatic stimuli brought to bear upon the apices and lateral surfaces of styloid processes via tendinous insertions of the SL and styloid group of muscles, as a result of neck and hyoid movements, are likely to serve as triggering factors, stimulating an osseous metaplasia of connective cells within these mesenchymal structures as well as in the periosteal fibrous tissue, into osteoblasts and osteocytes. This reactive response is followed by osteogenesis and laying down of woven bone at these sites, resulting in increase in length and circumference of the SPs and their attendant, associated clinical sequelae.

Source: Oral Surgery - October 15, 2021 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Priya Jeyaraj Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research