Tag: radicular / periapical cyst

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Case of the Week: Radicular / Periapical cyst

Now before I get to the actual case I want to make sure that you realize that a radicular/periapical cyst is diagnosed with a histopathological slide and not by radiographs alone.  There are certain features of a radicular/periapical cyst that may cause you to put it higher on a differential…
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Case of the week: Apical Periodontitis (Apical Rarefying Osteitis)

This week’s case is from a request to see cases of apical periodontitis and chronic apical periodontitis (coming next week).  A good definition I found of apical periodontitis is “a spectrum of diseases that occur around the tooth apex, including periapical granuloma, periapical abscess, and periapical (radicular) cyst” (Scheinfeld MH,…