Category: Radiographic Interpretation

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Caries Interpretation: Interproximal Caries

Today is the start of a series of posts on caries interpretation which can be challenging at times. Today is interproximal caries. Here’s the goods. Most commonly found at the level of the contact point or slightly apical to it. Frequently occurs as a radiolucent triangle in the enamel with…
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Top posts of 2013

It’s always fun at the end of the year to see which posts are viewed the most. This also helps me figure out what types of future posts to create. So here are the top 5, well actually all of the top 5 were part of a series. 5 –…
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Locate the Object: November 2013 Answer – SLOB rule

Now onto the answers for the November 2013 Locate the Object using the SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) rule. SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) 1) Pick an object with a known fixed location = second premolar. 2) Determine which direction we are moving from the premolar periapical radiograph to the molar periapical radiograph = distal.…
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Locate the Object: November 2013

This month I have two cases to use your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. 1. The object in question is the round radiopaque entity labeled A. Where is it located (buccal or lingual) compared to the maxillary second premolar? 2. The object in question is the supernumerary tooth…