This week I have a case of palatal tori evident not only on a periapical radiograph but a pantomograph as well. On the periapical radiograph it appears as a radiopaque mass superior to the maxillary teeth. The pantomograph shows a well-defined horizontal radiopaque band directly inferior to the floor of […]
This week I have a case of attrition along with an educational video. First the case; this is an example of attrition on the lingual surfaces of the maxillary incisors. It presents with the crown having an increased radiolucent appearance and a defined horizontal line near the cemento-enamel junction where […]
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 […]
