Month: December 2012

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Anatomy Monday: Y line of Ennis (maxilla)

Today I am starting a new series for Mondays on anatomy. I will be showing different anatomical landmarks for both intraoral and extraoral radiographs.  This first entity I am showing is a radiographic anatomical landmark; the Y line of Ennis.  This is sometimes referred to as an Inverted Y.  It…
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Case of the week: Multirooted Maxillary Central Incisor

This weeks case was a really cool find.  All the endo residents wanted to treat it as it would be an amazing boards case.  Granted the tooth is in good health and no endodontic therapy is needed.  So here is a multirooted maxillary central incisor. Note the two orange arrows…
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Case of the week: Fusion

This week is a neat case of fusion with some clinical photos as well.  Fusion is when two adjacent developing teeth fuse into one large tooth.  This results in an overall tooth count of 15 for an arch.  Gemination, which can have a similar appearance, results in an overall tooth…