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Developing Skill and Expertise in the Use of Panoramic Radiography

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5/13/2013<br />

Radiopacities<br />

Radiopacities:<br />

Idiopathic Osteosclerosis<br />

• Idiopathic= unknown<br />

cause<br />

• Sclerosis= scar-like<br />

• Area <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>creased<br />

density <strong>of</strong> bone<br />

• Tx: None necessary<br />

Radiopacities:<br />

Condens<strong>in</strong>g Osteitis<br />

• Condens<strong>in</strong>g Osteitis<br />

• Tooth with deep<br />

restoration, welldef<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

radiolucent<br />

lesion, radiopaque<br />

“halo” around lesion<br />

• Bone may or may not<br />

go back to normal<br />

after extraction<br />

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