Category: Case of the week

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Case of the Week: Oligodontia

This week I have a case of developmentally missing teeth (oligodontia) along with the last educational video in my library (to date). 🙂 This case shows all four second premolars did not develop with retained primary second molars. And for the last of this years educational videos on oligodontia by…
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Case of the Week: Pulp Stones

This week is a case of two elongated pulp stones along with an educational video. The case shows an oblong radiopaque mass in the pulp chamber and root canal space of the canine and first premolar. Note how the chamber and canal space is enlarged around the radiopaque mass. Here’s…
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Case of the Week: Palatal Tori

This week I have a case of palatal tori evident not only on a periapical radiograph but a pantomograph as well.  On the periapical radiograph it appears as a radiopaque mass superior to the maxillary teeth. The pantomograph shows a well-defined horizontal radiopaque band directly inferior to the floor of…
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Case of the Week: Talon Cusp

This week I have a case of a talon cusp so large it’s evident on a pantomograph.  While there is more than one talon cusp evident on this radiograph, it’s the one on the maxillary left lateral incisor that is nearly as big as the crown that’s amazing :).  Note…
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Case of the Week: Hypercementosis

This week is a fun case of hypercementosis at the apex of a molar root.  Note on the distal root of the first molar a radiopaque mass with a thin radiolucent line around it. This shows that the mass is attached to the root surface with the periodontal ligament space…