Category: Case of the week

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Case of the Week: Rarefying osteitis

This week I am showing a case of rarefying osteitis, specifically a lateral rarefying osteitis.  Rarefying osteitis is a term describing loss of bone due to inflammation.  When associated with a tooth it applies to three histopathological entities; an abscess, a cyst (radicular), and/or a granuloma.  Any of these three…
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Case of the Week: Fibrous Scar

This week I am showing off a case of a fibrous scar.  A fibrous scar occurs when an area of bone loss heals with fibrous tissue instead of bone.  This is occasionally seen as most areas heal with bone.  Here is the good example of a fibrous scar.  It is…