Monthly Archives: November 2013


Case of the Week: Radicular / Periapical cyst 2

Now before I get to the actual case I want to make sure that you realize that a radicular/periapical cyst is diagnosed with a histopathological slide and not by radiographs alone.  There are certain features of a radicular/periapical cyst that may cause you to put it higher on a differential […]


Locate the Object: November 2013 Answer – SLOB rule

Now onto the answers for the November 2013 Locate the Object using the SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) rule. SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) 1) Pick an object with a known fixed location = second premolar. 2) Determine which direction we are moving from the premolar periapical radiograph to the molar periapical radiograph = distal. […]