This week I am going to show several examples of rarefying osteitis (sometimes referred to as apical rarefying osteitis when positioned at the apex). Rarefying osteitis is a term that means ‘loss of bone due to inflammation’. I use this term when describing a radiolucent area at the apex of […]
This week I have a case of dens invaginatus. I have shown a case of dens invaginatus before but this time I have a clinical photo to show the infolding of the enamel. This case is involving a mandibular premolar. The radiograph shows a radiopaque inverted triangle with a radiolucent […]
This week I have a case of a common anatomical variant; mandibular tori. Mandibular tori can be evident on any mandibular periapical as well as bitewing radiograph. Mandibular tori will appear rounded over the roots and apices on anterior periapicals. On posterior periapicals, a increased radiopaque area is seen near […]
