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Anatomy Monday: Nasopalatine Canal

It’s time for the next canal: the nasopalatine canal.  This canal may also be referred to as the incisive canal.  It is seen on both intraoral radiographs and extraoral radiographs.  The nasopalatine canal presents as a vertical radiolucent band between the roots of the maxillary central incisors superiorly to the…
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Case of the Week: Mandibular Tori

This week is a more common radiographic finding; mandibular tori. This case is bilateral and dense mandibular tori.  It’s pretty obvious so I’m just going to let you take a look for yourself. 🙂 And here’s another educational video from Dental Class of 2015 students Paul Favela and Ben Winston.…
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Educational Video: Enamel Pearls

My case library is lacking in this category so just a video and no extra fun cases. 🙁  Video made by Dental Class of 2015 students Rachel Petska and Steph Ebke. If you have any cases of enamel pearls you’d like to share, please send them my way. Thanks and…
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Anatomy Monday: Mandibular Canal

This week and month is going to be canals and ducts visible on intraoral and extraoral radiographs. I’m starting with a canal frequently sought out specifically for implants and extractions; the mandibular canal.  The mandibular canal is visible on both intraoral radiographs and extraoral radiographs. It presents as a radiolucent…
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Educational Video: Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

Being I don’t have any cases to show with this very interesting syndrome just yet 🙁 I’d still like to share this educational video made by Dental Class of 2015 student Lindsey Mikkelsen and Jake Zitterkopf. If anyone has any cases they’d like to share, please let me know. Thanks…