Monthly Archives: December 2012

How was that missed? (Chronic Apical Periodontitis / Rarefying Osteitis) 1

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This months how was that missed is a case of chronic apical periodontitis or rarefying osteitis.  The first radiograph is 2 years prior to the second one. Initial interpretation: No initial interpretation as this radiograph was made for an implant in the maxillary canine region and nothing else was evaluated.  […]

SLOB rule (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) examples with answers 2

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The last few weeks I have posted several radiographs to practice the SLOB rule using both vertical angle changes and horizontal angle changes.  Below are the examples again with the location of the labeled ‘unknown’ object along with the results of the online polls to state your answer. Vertical Angle […]