This week I have a case of internal resorption that is small and still possible to treat without extraction. There is a linear radiolucent area over the root of the mandibular right central incisor (#25). Note that the radiolucent area is continuous with the root canal. Treatment to retain the […]
Now onto E for edge. This is the edge or border of a lesion or entity. Is the edge well-defined (meaning you can trace it entirely), well-localized (you can trace part of the edge but not all of it) or ill-defined (you can’t tell where the lesion starts or ends […]
This week I decided to showcase a case of coronal (crown) fracture associated with a posterior tooth. Coronal fractures are more commonly associated with anterior teeth, specifically the maxillary incisors. This case was a cusp fracture of a maxillary premolar with the other cusp still present. There is a sharp […]
