Definition: The inferiormost concha of the nasal cavity. It is a separate bone from the maxilla.
Radiographic Features:
Location: Superior to the floor of the nasal cavity and lateral to the nasal septum
Edge: Well-defined to well-localized.
Shape: Round, ovoid, elongated rounded tube (pantomographs).
Internal: Radiopaque.
Other: None.
Number: Intraoral radiographs – single per side, both may be visible on the maxillary central incisors periapical radiograph. Extraoral radiographs – bilateral, superimposed over the maxillary sinus.
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Inferior nasal concha
Pantomograph (yellow area)
Pantomograph without animation
Periapical radiographs
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