Month: August 2013

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Anatomy Monday: Posterior Superior Alveolar Canal

This last canal is one that is always fun to see and a great quiz question for students (at least for me but then again I am a radiology nerd :D).  The posterior superior alveolar canal is most commonly seen on posterior maxillary periapical radiographs. It presents as a thin…
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Case of the Week: Talon Cusp

This week I have a case of a talon cusp so large it’s evident on a pantomograph.  While there is more than one talon cusp evident on this radiograph, it’s the one on the maxillary left lateral incisor that is nearly as big as the crown that’s amazing :).  Note…