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Anatomy Monday: Vascular/Nutrient Canals (mandible)

This Monday I am showing vascular canals or nutrient canals as they are sometimes referred to. While they are in both the maxilla and mandible, they are more commonly seen in the mandible particularly the anterior. This is due to thin bone in this area. They will appear as radiolucent…
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Case of the week: Supernumerary tooth

Case of the week is back. I know it’s been a little while but this is a fun one.  This week I have a case of a supernumerary tooth in hiding.  Well, it’s sort of in hiding.  First take a look at the pantomograph and see if you can find…
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Lateral Cephalometric Skull Anatomy – Part I

I had a request a couple months ago wanting more anatomy on lateral cephalometric skull radiographs specifically those landmarks used in orthodontics. As I am not an orthodontist and do not make tracings of lateral cephalometric skull I will not be going over how to trace but where the anatomical…
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Anatomy Monday: Lingual Foramen (mandible)

It’s another foramen in the mandible.  While there are multiple lingual foramina in the mandible, the most commonly seen one is in the anterior mandible on the midline.  It appears as a round radiolucent entity with a thin to thick corticated border.  It may be single or multiple (up to…
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Anatomy Monday: Mental foramen (mandible)

Sorry to be gone for such a long hiatus. I’ve been working on a side project that has taken much more time than expected. If all goes well I’ll be posting in a few months the outcome of that project. Now onto some anatomy. 🙂 The mental foramen is most…