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2 Minute Videos

2 minute video: Medial displacement of lamina papyracea on CBCT

Ok, so a little slow on making some 2 minute videos so I thought I’d start remembering to post these. This is an incidental finding seen on cone beam CT images. This will only be an area to evaluate if the scan covers the eyes which if you use a…

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Anatomy Monday

Anatomy Monday: Zygomatico-temporal suture

I thought I’d have some fun with today’s anatomy by posting one that is not always visualized on pantomographs and sometimes is mistaken for a fracture when it is visualized. The zygomatico-temporal suture is the junction of the zygomatic bone and temporal bone in the zygomatic arch. It varies on…

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Anatomy Monday

Anatomy Monday: Cervical Vertebra 1 (C1 or Atlas)

Since I showed a case of a posterior cleft of C1 last week I thought I’d follow up with some key anatomy of C1 as seen on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images. These are all axial views that have been rotated as such to show the entire ring on…

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Case of the week

Case of the Week: Posterior Cleft of Cervical Vertebra 1 (C1 or Atlas)

This week I have a developmental anomaly where the posterior arch of C1 does not completely fuse together. This can be seen best on axial views on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Due to the angle of the scan you won’t likely see the entire arch as I have shown…

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Case of the week

Case of the Week: Stafne Defect

This week I have CBCT views of a Stafne defect to show what the defect is – a depression on the lingual aspect of the mandible typically caused by a finger projection of the submandibular salivary gland during development. Thanks and enjoy!