Monthly Archives: November 2012


Case of the week: Chronic Apical Periodontitis 4

This week is a follow up to last week with a case of chronic apical periodontitis.  The primary difference of chronic apical periodontitis versus acute apical periodontitis is the presence of sclerotic bone formation.  This sclerotic bone formation (sometimes referred to as sclerosing osteitis) may present in one of three […]


Radiographic Quality Evaluation: Ideal Pantomograph 4

This week I am showing an example of an ideal pantomograph along with 6 criteria that are used when determining the quality of a pantomograph.  The next couple weeks will be showing examples of when those 6 criteria are not met and how to correct them. 1. Patient has anterior […]