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Case of the week

Case of the Week: Florid Cemento-osseous Dysplasia with Simple Bone Cyst

Happy New Year! Starting off with a fun and rare case that I don’t see too often. This week I have an interesting case of two different lesions (florid cemento-osseous dysplasia and simple bone cyst) that have been reported together. The combination of the two were first reported in 1976.…

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Anatomy Monday

Anatomy is your friend: Maxillary Central Incisors Periapical Radiograph

I’m updating Anatomy Monday to Anatomy is your friend (I didn’t want to feel tied to only posting on Monday – but go figure this initial one is coming out on a Monday :P). I thought I’d start by picking a random periapical radiograph and identifying all the anatomy visible…

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Radiographic Interpretation

Locate the Object: March 2025 ANSWER

Now the answer from Tuesday. Where is the accessory root (white arrow) in relation to the distal root (yellow arrow) of the first molar? Image shift Before starting to use the image shift principle it is important to know/remember two key points On these radiographs, we are going to use the…

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Radiographic Interpretation

Locate the Object: March 2025

For those who are learning about image shift and the SLOB rule, here’s a practice case for you. Where is the accessory root (white arrow) in relation to the distal root (yellow arrow) of the first molar? Answer coming Thursday, March 20th. If you have any questions or comments, please…

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Radiographic Interpretation

Incidental Findings Fun: 2D (Pantomographs and Periapical Radiographs)

Here’s some fun incidental findings I’ve come across on 2D images. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thanks and enjoy!