Author: Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

DDS, MS, Diplomate ABOMR
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Locate the Object: March 2017 – B

Here’s another fun case to practice image shift and the SLOB rule. Where is the foreign body (white arrow) in relation to the second molar? Answer coming Thursday, March 9th. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thanks and enjoy!
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Locate the Object: March 2017 – A: ANSWER

Now the answer from Wednesday. Where is the retained root fragment (white arrow) in relation to the first premolar? 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. Images…
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Locate the Object: March 2017 – A

I did not realize its been so long since I’ve posted on here so I’m going to start off with a few locate the object posts. 🙂 Here is a case to practice image shift and the SLOB rule. Where is the retained root fragment (white arrow) in relation to…
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Anatomy Monday: Anterior Articular Eminence (Temporal Bone)

This Monday I thought I’d go outside the jaws again but this time to the temporal bone, specifically the anterior articular eminence which is on the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.  The anterior articular eminence is a bony prominence at the anterior aspect of the glenoid fossa which the…
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Case of the Week: Condylar Ankyloses

This is something I don’t see very often so don’t have a ton of examples of this but it is a really neat find.  Condylar ankyloses is just like it sounds – the condyle fuses to the fossa.  Cases have been reported to be due to trauma and I have…