This week I have a case of toothpick abrasion. This case was from the patient holding a toothpick between their premolars for large portions of the day. Note the notching between the two maxillary premolars. I don’t have a time frame of how long this has been going on. And […]
When interpreting radiographs it’s easy to look at the area of concern (most commonly a tooth associated with pain) and forgetting to thoroughly evaluate the entire radiograph. From a legal standpoint, a dentist is legally responsible for everything captured on a radiograph, not just the teeth. Many dental practitioners can […]
This week I wanted to show a common finding on radiographs with many different causes, external resorption. Frequently external resorption is idiopathic; however it can also occur due to an inflammatory process, neoplasm or adjacent teeth. This case is external resorption due to an impacted third molar, which had been […]
