Category: Case of the week

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Case of the Week: Bifid Condyle

This week I have case and video about bifid condyle (made by UNMC dental students).  Being that I’ll leave the video to explain all the goodies about the bifid condyle I’ll go straight to the radiograph. Note the notching of the superior aspect of the right mandibular condyle giving it…
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Case of the Week: Supernumerary teeth (Peridens)

This week I thought I’d continue with another supernumerary tooth this time found in the premolar region which are sometimes referred to as peridens. Here is a case with two peridens in the mandible. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thanks and enjoy!
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Case of the Week: Supernumerary Microdont (Distodens)

This week I have a tooth that falls under two descriptions; a supernumerary tooth and a microdont. 🙂 This little guy was hanging out just coronal to the third molar.  I’ll let you find him yourself. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thanks and enjoy!
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Case of the Week: Pulp Stones

This is an interesting case of multiple teeth with pulp stones. Pulp stones present as well-defined radiopaque entities in the pulp chamber and/or root canal space.  If they are large enough, the canal will be enlarged around them to accommodate them.  Check out the pulp stone party below. 😀 If…
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Case of the Week: Dens Evaginatus

This week is a really cool case of a dens evaginatus erupting onto the plane of occlusion.  Dens evaginatus is an outfolding of the enamel from the occlusal surface of a tooth, which is opposite of dens invaginatus.  On this case, look at the mandibular second premolar which appears to…