Author: Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

DDS, MS, Diplomate ABOMR
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Case of the Week: Lateral Dentigerous Cyst (CBCT)

This week I have an interesting case of a lateral dentigerous cyst to share.  A lateral dentigerous cyst is a dentigerous cyst that is coming off the lateral aspect of a tooth.  As with a typical dentigerous cyst, you will be looking for an enlargement of the dental follicle surrounding…
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Find the Caries: April 2015 ANSWERS

And now the answers for the April 2015 Find the Caries. maxillary right second premolar (#4) – distal maxillary left second premolar (#13) – distal mandibular left second premolar (#20) – distal incipient (thanks to Ahmad for catching this 🙂 )   If you have any questions or answers, please leave them below.…
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Find the Caries: April 2015

Here’s a quick way to test your caries interpretation skills this month. For a review, here’s where you can find the caries interpretation posts (interproximal caries, occlusal caries, root caries and recurrent caries).   If you have any questions or answers, please leave them below. Answers coming on Thursday. Thanks and enjoy!
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Case of the Week: External resorption with CBCT view

This week I have a interesting case of severe external resorption as seen on a periapical radiograph as well as a cone beam CT (CBCT) view to show the true extent of the resorption. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thanks and enjoy!
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Locate the Object: April 2015 – ANSWER

Now for the answers from Tuesday. Where is the radiolucent circle (between premolars) in relation to the mandibular left first premolar (#21)? Image shift Before starting to use the image shift principle it is important to know/remember two key points Images move in the opposite direction from the movement of the source.…