Category: Case of the week

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Case of the week: Supernumerary tooth

Case of the week is back. I know it’s been a little while but this is a fun one.  This week I have a case of a supernumerary tooth in hiding.  Well, it’s sort of in hiding.  First take a look at the pantomograph and see if you can find…
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Case of the week: Top cases of 2012

Being that we are at the end of another calendar year, I thought I would bring attention to the top 5 case of the week posts for the year of 2012.  Check them out and if you have any recommendations for cases or thought another case should have been in…
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Case of the week: Calculus with clinical photo

This week I have a case of some serious calculus on the mandibular anterior teeth.  I have both a radiograph and a clinical photo as well.  Calculus appears a radiopaque ‘growths’ on the mesial and/or distal surfaces of teeth.  It is typically found near the cemento-enamel junction but can occur…
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Case of the week: Multirooted Maxillary Central Incisor

This weeks case was a really cool find.  All the endo residents wanted to treat it as it would be an amazing boards case.  Granted the tooth is in good health and no endodontic therapy is needed.  So here is a multirooted maxillary central incisor. Note the two orange arrows…
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Case of the week: Fusion

This week is a neat case of fusion with some clinical photos as well.  Fusion is when two adjacent developing teeth fuse into one large tooth.  This results in an overall tooth count of 15 for an arch.  Gemination, which can have a similar appearance, results in an overall tooth…