Author: Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

DDS, MS, Diplomate ABOMR
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Case of the Week: Enamel Pearls

I have to send a big thank you out to Dr. Marc I Semper for sharing this case of enamel pearls with me.  He was also kind enough to share a link to a great overview page about enamel pearls by Marco A Versiani.  Below I’ll let you find the…
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Locate the Object: July 2013

Being that image shift and the SLOB rule (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) are topics I am frequently asked about and popular viewed pages on this site, I decided to start posting practice cases once a month for you to put that knowledge to work. This first case has three radiographs to use.…
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Anatomy Monday: Nasopalatine Canal

It’s time for the next canal: the nasopalatine canal.  This canal may also be referred to as the incisive canal.  It is seen on both intraoral radiographs and extraoral radiographs.  The nasopalatine canal presents as a vertical radiolucent band between the roots of the maxillary central incisors superiorly to the…
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Case of the Week: Mandibular Tori

This week is a more common radiographic finding; mandibular tori. This case is bilateral and dense mandibular tori.  It’s pretty obvious so I’m just going to let you take a look for yourself. 🙂 And here’s another educational video from Dental Class of 2015 students Paul Favela and Ben Winston.…