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NORMAL RADIOGRAPHIC
ANATOMY
° The radiographic recognition of disease requires
a sound knowledge of the _ radiographic
appearance of normal structures.
© Intelligent diagnosis mandates an appreciation
of the wide range of variation in the appearance
of normal anatomic structures.
© most patients demonstrate many of the normal
radiographic landmarks, but it is a rare patient
who shows them all.
© Accordingly, the absence of one or even several
such landmarks in any individual should not
necessarily be considered abnormal.
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NORMAL RADIOGRAPHIC ANATOMY:
TEETH
° Teeth are
composed
primarily of
dentin, with an
enamel cap over
the coronal
portion and a thin
layer of cementum
over the root
surface.
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TEETH
۶۰۲86 enamel cap characteristically appears more
radiopaque than the other tissues because it
most dense naturally occurring substance in the
body. Being 90% mineral, it causes the greatest
attenuation of x-ray photons.
° The dentin is about 75% mineralized, and because
of its lower mineral content its radiographic
appearance is roughly comparable to that of bone.
° The thin layer of cementum on the root surface has
a mineral content (50%) comparable to that of
dentin. Cementum is not usually apparent
radiographically because the contrast between it and
dentin is so low and the cementum layer is so thin.
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FIG. 9-1 Teeth are composed of pulp (arrow on the
second molar), enamel (arrow on the first molar), dentin
(arrow on the second premolar), and cementum (usually not
visible radiographically),
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NORMAL RADIOGRAPHIC
ANATOMY: TEETH
° The pulp of normal teeth is composed
of soft tissue and consequently appears
radiolucent.
©The chambers’ and ۲۵۵۲ canals
containing the pulp extend from the
interior of the crown to the apices of
the roots. Although the shape of most
pulp chambers is fairly uniform within
tooth groups, great variations exist among
individuals in the size of the pulp
chambers and the extent of pulp horns.
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CERVICAL BURNOUT
FIG. 9-2 Cervical burnout caused by overexposure of the
the enamel and alveolar
lateral portion of teeth betwee
crest (arows)
©Diffuse radiolucent areas with ill-
defined borders may be apparent
radiographically on the mesial or
distal aspects of teeth in the
cervical regions between the edge
of the enamel cap and the crest of
the alveolar ridge. This
phenomenon, called cervical
burnout, is caused by the normal
configuration of the affected teeth,
which results in decreased x-ray
absorption in the areas in question.
© Furthermore, the perception of these
radiolucent areas results from the
contrast with the adjacent, relatively
opaque enamel and alveolar bone.
Such radiolucencies should not be
confused with root surface caries,
which frequently have a similar
appearance.
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LAMINA DURA
° A radiograph of sound teeth in a normal
dental arch demonstrates that the tooth
sockets are bounded by a_ thin
radiopaque layer of dense bone 5
Lamina dura.
9 ۲۳15 layer is continuous with the
shadow of the cortical bone at the
alveolar crest. It is only slightly thicker
and no more highly mineralized than
the trabeculae of cancellous bone in the
area.
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LAMINA DURA
° The thickness and density of the lamina
dura on the radiograph vary with the
amount of occlusal stress to which the
tooth is subjected.
° The laminadura is wider and more
dense around the roots of teeth in
heavy occlusion, and thinner and less
dense around teeth not subjected to
occlusal function.
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LAMINA DURA
A 8
FIG. 9-6 The lamina dura (orrows) appears asa thin opaque layer of bone around teeth,
‘A, and around a recent extraction socket, B,
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LAMINA DURA
FIC. 9-7. Thelamina dures poorly visualized onthe dtl
dulace of wie premolar foros) but x early Seen on the
ei race
°The appearance of the lamina
dura is a valuable diagnostic
feature.
° The presence of an intact lamina
dura around the apex of a tooth
strongly suggests a vital pulp.
° The absence of its image around
an apex on a radiograph may be
normal. Rarely, in the absence
of disease the lamina dura may
be absent from a molar root
extending into the maxillary
sinus.
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FIG. 9-8 A double periodontal ligament space and lamina
dura (arrows) may be seen when there is a convexity of the
proximal surface of the root.
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ALVEOLAR CREST
FIG, 9-9. The alveolar crests (arrows) are seen as cortical
borders ofthe alveolar bone.
5۲۳6 gingival margin of the
alveolar process that extends
between the teeth is apparent on
radiographs as a radiopaque line,
the alveolar crest
©The level of this bony crest is
considered normal when it is not
more than 1.5 mm from the CEJ of
the adjacent teeth.
°The crest of the bone _ is
continuous with the lamina dura
and forms a sharp angle with
Rounding of these sharp junctions
is indicative of periodontal
disease.
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PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT SPACE
°Because the periodontal ligament (PDL) is
composed primarily of collagen, it appears as a
radiolucent space between the tooth root and the
lamina dura.
© Usually it is thinner in the middle of the root and
slightly wider near the alveolar crest and root
apex, suggesting that the fulcrum of physiologic
movement is in the region where the PDL is
thinnest.
©The thickness of the ligament relates to the
degree of function because the PDL is thinnest
around the roots of embedded teeth and those
that have lost their antagonists.
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PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT SPACE
on the mesal surface ofthis canine arows) and thin on the seen as a nartow radiolucency between the tooth root and
Aisa surface lamina dura
FIG. 9-11 The periodontal ligament space appears wide FIG, 9-10 The petiadontal ligament space (arows) is ©
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CANCELLOUS BONE
© The cancellous bone (also called trabecular bone
or spongiosa) lies between the cortical plates in
both jaws. It is composed of thin radiopaque
plates and rods (trabeculae) surrounding many
small radiolucent pockets of marrow.
°The Trabeculae in the anterior maxilla are
typically thin and numerous, forming a fine,
granular, dense pattern , and the marrow spaces
are consequently small and relatively numerous.
°In the posterior maxilla the trabecular pattern
is usually quite similar to that in the anterior
maxilla, although the marrow spaces may be
slightly larger.
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CANCELLOUS BONE
FIG, 9-14 The trabecular pattern in the posterior
‘mandible is quit variable, generally showing large marrow
spaces and sparse abeculatian, especialy inferiorly (arrows)
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CANCELLOUS BONE
°In the anterior mandible the
trabeculae are somewhat thicker than in
the maxilla, resulting in a coarser pattern
with trabecular plates that are oriented
more horizontally.
°In the posterior mandible’ the
periradicular trabeculae and marrow
spaces may be comparable to those in the
anterior mandible but are usually
somewhat larger .The trabecular plates
are oriented mainly horizontally in this ©
region also.
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MAXILLA
°Intermaxillary Suture : thin radiolucent line in the
midline between the two portions of the premaxilla
° Anterior Nasal Spine : just below the junction of the
inferior end of the nasal septum and the inferior
outline of the nasal fossa. Located in the midline,
some 1.5 to 2 cm above the alveolar crest.
° Nasal Fossa : air-filled nasal fossa (cavity)
° Incisive Foramen : in the maxilla . the oral terminus of
the nasopalatine canal. It transmits the nasopalatine
vessels and nerves
°lateral Fossa : gentle depression in the maxilla near
the apex of the lateral incisor
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FIG. 9-16 The intermaxillary suture may terminate in a
V-shaped widening (arrow) at the alveolar crest. ©
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FIG. 9-17 The anterior nasal spine is seen as an opaque
V-shaped projection from the floor of the nasal fossa in the
midline (arrow). ©
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FIG. 9-19 The nasal septum (black arrow) arises directly
above the anterior nasal spine and is covered on each side
by nasal mucosa (white arrow). ©
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FIG. 9-18 The anterior floor of the nasal fossa (arrows)
appears as opaque lines extending laterally from the ante-
rior nasal spine. G
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FIG. 9-21 The floor of the nasal fossa (arrows) may often
be seen extending above the maxillary lateral incisor and
canine.
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۴۱6۵۰ 9-22 ۰1۳6 floor of the nasal fossa (arrows) extends
posteriorly, superimposed with the maxillary sinus.
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A B
FIG. 9-23 A, The incisive foramen appears as an ovoid radiolucency (arrows) between
the roots of the central incisors. B, Note its borders, which are diffuse but within normal
limits.
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FIG. 9-24 The lateral walls of the nasopalatine canal FIG. 9-25 The superior foremina of the nasopaatine
{ortows) extend fom the ineve foramen to the lor of the canal (aroma) appear just lateral to the nasal septum and
nasal Tossa poiteror tothe anterior nasal spine
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FIG, 9-26 The lateral fossa is a diffuse radiolucency
(arrows) in the region of the apex of the lateral incisor. It is
formed by a depression in the maxilla at this location.
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MAXILLA
° Nose
6 Nasolacrimal Canal
The nasal and maxillary bones form the
nasolacrimal canal. It runs from the medial
aspect of the anteroinferior border of the orbit
inferiorly, to drain under the inferior concha into
the nasal cavity.
visualized on periapical radiographs in the region
above the apex of the canine. The nasolacrimal
canals are routinely seen on maxillary occlusal ©
projections in the region of the molars
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MAXILLARY SINUS :
air-containing cavity lined with mucous membrane. three-sided
pyramid, with its base the medial wall adjacent to the nasal cavity
and its apex extending laterally into the zygomatic process of the
maxilla.
© Its three sides are (1) the superior wall forming the floor of the orbit,
(2) the anterior wall extending above the premolars, and (3) the
posterior wall bulging above the molar teeth and maxillary tuberosity.
* The sinus communicates with the nasal cavity via the ostium some 3
to 6mm in diameter positioned under the posterior aspect of the
middle turbinate.
* considerable variation in size. They enlarge during childhood,
achieving mature size by the age of 15 to 18 years.
® The right and left sinuses usually appear similar in shape and size, ©
although marked asymmetry is occasionally present.
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MAXILLARY SINUS :
©The floors of the maxillary sinus and nasal cavity are
seen on dental radiographs at approximately the same
level around the age of puberty.
°In older individuals the sinus may extend farther into
the alveolar process, and in the posterior region o[ the
maxilla its floor may appear considerably below the
level of the floor of the nasal ۰
© Anteriorly each sinus is restricted by the canine fossa
and is usually seen to sweep superiorly, crossing the
level of the floor of the nasal cavity in the premolar or
canine region. Consequently, on periapical radiographs
of the canine, the floors of the sinus and nasal cavity
are often superimposed and may be seen crossing one
another, forming an inverted Y in the area
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FIG. 9-27 The soft tissue outline of the nose (arrows) is
superimposed on the anterior maxilla.
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FIG. 9-30 The inferior border of the maxillary sinus
(arrows) appears as a thin radiopaque line near the apices of
the maxillary premolars and molars.
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FIG, 9-31 The anterior border of the maxillary sinus
(white arrows) crosses the floor of the nasal fossa (black ©
arrow),
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FIG, 9-32 The floor of the maxillary sinus (arrows) extends toward the crest of the alveolar ridge in response to missing
teeth
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FIG. 9-35 This bony nodule (orrow) is a normal variant of
the floor of the maxillary sinus
FIG. 9-33 Neurovascular canals (arrows) in the lateral wall
(of the maxilary sinus.
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FIG. 9-34 A septum (arrow) in the maxillary sinus formed
by a low ridge of bone on the sinus wall. (See also Fig. 9-
32, B).
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۱۱۱۷۴۶۲۲۷ ۱
FIG, 9-31 The anterior border of the maxillary sinu
(white arrows) crosses the floor of the nasal fossa (blac
arrow),
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6 Zygomatic Process and Zygomatic Bone
© Nasolabial Fold : An oblique line
demarcating a region that appears to be
covered by a veil of slight radiopacity
frequently traverses periapical
radiographs of the premolar region. The
line is the nasolabial fold, and the opaque
veil is the thick cheek tissue
superimposed on the teeth and the
alveolar process.
© Pterygoid Plates
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A 8
FIG. 9-36 The zygomatic process of the maxilla (orrows) protrudes laterally from the maxillary wall. كنا size may be quite
variable: small with thick borders (A) or large with thin borders (B).
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iG. 9-39. Merygod plates (orows) located postarior to
the masilary tuberosity
FIG, 9-38 The nasolabial fold (arrows) extends across the
canine-premolar region.
HG, 9-40. The hamular process (arow) extends down
‘ward from the media pterygoid plate
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MANDIBLE
‘Symphysis
Genial Tubercles :
The genial tubercles (also called the mental spine) are
located on the lingual surface of the mandible slightly
above the inferior border and in the midline. Attach of
genioglossus muscles and geniohyoid muscles .
“Mental Ridge :
On periapical radiographs of the mandibular central incisors,
the mental ridge (protuberance) may occasionally be seen as
two radiopaque lines sweeping
“Mental Fossa:
depression on the labial aspect of the mandible extending laterally from the
midline and above the mental ridge.
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FIG. 9-41 Mandibular symphysis (arrows) in a newborn
infant. Note the bilateral supernumerary primary incisors
adjacent to it
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FIG. 9-42 Genial tubercles (arrow) on the lingual surface
of the mandible in this cross-sectional mandibular occlusal
view.
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FIG. 9-43 The genial tubercles (arrow) appear as a
FIG. 9-44 Lingual foramen (arrow), with a sceratic
radiopaque mas, inthis case without evidence ofthe lingual
border, in the symphyseal regan of the mandible,
foramen,
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FIG. 9-45 Mental ridge (arrows) on the anterior surface FIG. 9-46 The mental fossais a radiolucent depression on
af the mandible seer ۳ the anterior surface of the mandible (arrows) between the
ieee ا ی alveolar ridge and mental ridge
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MANDIBLE
° Mental Foramen
© Mandibular Canal
© Nutrient Canals
© Mylohyoid Ridge
° Submandibular Gland Fossa
© External Oblique Ridge
° Inferior Border of the Mandible
° Coronoid Process
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FIG. 9-48 The mental foramen (arrow) (over the apex of
the second premolar) may simulate periapical disease. Con-
tinuity of the lamina dura around the apex, however, indi-
cates the absence of periapical abnormality.
FIG. 9-47 The mental foramen (arrow) appears as an oval
radiolucency near the apex of the second premolar,
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FIG. 9-50 The mandibular canal superimposed over the
apex of a molar causes the image of the petiodontal liga-
ment space to appear wider (arrow). The presence of an
intact lamina dura, however, indicates that there is no per:
apical disease.
its
FIG. 9-49 Mandibular canal. Arrows denote
radiopaque superior and inferior cortical borders.
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FIG, 9-52 Nutrient canals demonstrated by radiolucen-
‘ies (arraws) in the anterior mandible of a patient with severe
periodontal disease
FIG, 9-51 Nutrient canals (arrows), demonstrated by
radiopaque cortical borders, descend fron the mandibular
first molar,
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FIG. 9-56 External oblique ridge (arrows), seen as a
radiopaque line near the alveolar crest in the mandibular
third molar region,
FIG. 9-54 The mylohyoid ridge (arrows) mi
especially when a radiograph is exposed with excessive نومه
ative angulation.
FIG, 9-53 Mylohyoid ridge (orrows) running atthe level
fof the molar apices and above the mancibular canal
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۴۱6, 9-57 The inferior border of the mandible (arrows) is
seen as a dense, broad radiopaque band,
FIG. 9-55 Submandibular gland fossa (arrows), indicated
by a poorly defined radiolucency and sparse trabecular bone
below the mandibular molars.
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FIG. 9-58 Coronoid process of the mandible (arrows)
superimposed on the maxillary tuberosity.
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A — Nasal fossae
(nasal cavities)
B — Median
palatine suture
(intermaxillary
suture)
C — Incisive
foramen (anterior
palatine foramen)
D — Root canal
E — Dentin
F — Enamel ©
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C — Median
palatine suture
(intermaxillary
suture).
Radiolucent line
D — Overlapping
of teeth
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A — Soft tissue
of
nose
B — Upper lip
line
(border of a
heavy
upper lip)
Cc — Lamina
dura
(radiopaque
line)
and
periodontal
ligament space
(radiolucent
line)
surrounding
the
tooth root
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FIG. 9-19 The nasal septum (black arrow) arises directly FIG. 9-18 The anterior floor of the nasal fossa (arrows)
above the anterior nasal spine and is covered on each side appears as opaque lines extending laterally from the ante-
buy nasal mucosa (while arrow), rior nasa spine.
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۸ --. ۷6
canal
(nasopalatine
canal)
B — Lateral
8 fossa (thin
bone)
Cc — Walls of
the incisive
canal
0 D — Metal xray
instrument
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A — Anterior
nasal spine
B — Anterior
borders (floor)
of
nasal fossae
Cc — Nasal
septum
D — Nasal
fossae
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A — Median
palatine
c suture
B — Pulp
chamber
Cc — Root
canal
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A — Tip of nose
(cartilaginous)
B — Upper lip
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A — Soft
tissue of
nose
(arrows)
B — Lateral
fossa (due
to
thinness of
bone)
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A — Palatal
torus
(torus
palatinus)
B — X-ray
instrument
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L — Anterior wall
of maxillary sinus
M — Anterior
border (floor) of
nasal
fossa
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L — Anterior wall
of maxillary sinus
M — Anterior
border (floor) of
nasal
fossa
L — Maxillary
sinus (antrum)
M — Anterior
border (floor) of
nasal fossa
N — Nutrient
canal leading to a
nutrient foramen
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L — Septum in
maxillary sinus
M — Anterior wall
of right maxillary sinus
N — Anterior
border (floor) of nasal
fossa
O — Patient's right
nasal fossa
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۱] - 560۲۵ in
maxillary sinus
M — Floor of
maxillary sinus
N — Maxillary
sinus (antrum)
O — Unerupted
third molar
P — X-ray dental
instrument (metal rod)
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L — Maxillary
sinus (antrum)
M — Septum in
maxillary sinus
N — Floor of
maxillary sinus
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L — Torus palatinus
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L — Anterior wall
of maxillary sinus
M — Floor of the
maxillary sinus
N — Maxillary
sinus (antrum)
Notice that the roots of
the molars project into
the sinus
©
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Small arrows ---
Maxillary
tuberosity
L — Zygomatic
process of maxilla
(Ushaped)
M — Floor of
maxillary sinus
N — Dental
instrument
(hemostat)
superimposed on
the
crowns of teeth
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| --.- ۷
sinus
Arrows ---
Floor of
maxillary
sinus
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L — Nutrient
Foramen and canal
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L — Hamular
process
M — Maxillary
tuberosity
N — Coronoid
process
O — Zygomatic
process of the maxilla
(U-shaped)
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L — Zygomatic
arch
M — Pterygoid
plates
N — Coronoid
process
is (ron) extends award the crest ofthe alveoli edge in ۵
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‘Small arrows ---
lower
border of zygoma
L — Septa in
maxillary sinus
M — Zygomatic
process of
maxilla
(U-shaped)
N — Floor of
maxillary sinus
(near the
alveolar
ridge surface)
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FIG, 9-22 The floor of the nasal fossa (arrows) extends
posteriorly, superimposed with the maxillary sinus.
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E — Mental ridge
F — Lower
border of
mandible
G — Genial
Tubercles
E — Mental
fossa
(depression in
bone)
The mental
fossa
could be
misdiagnosed ©
as an |
apical lesion
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Mandibular tori
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Mental foramen
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A — External
oblique ridge
B — Internal
oblique ridge (the
anterior extension
is the mylohyoid
ridge)
C — Inferior
cortical border of
mandible
D — Submandibul
(gland) fossa
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Mandibula
r canal
(Inferior
alveolar
canal)
near
apices of
third
molar ©.
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X — Submandibular
fossa
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FIG. 9.6 The lamina dura (arrows) appears asa thin epaque layer of bone around teeth,
‘A, and around a recent extraction socket, 8.
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FIG, 9-14 The tabecular pattern inthe posterior
mandible is quite variable, generally showing large marrow
spaces and sparse trabeculation, especialy infer (arrow).
FIG. 9-12 The trabecular pattern inthe antenor maxilla
is characterized by ne trabecular plates and multiple small,
trabecular spaces (arom)
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FIG. 9-13 _ The trabecular pattern in the anterior mandibe FIG. 9.38 The nasolabial fold (arows) extends across the
's characterized by coarser trabecular plates and larger canine-premolr region.
‘marrow spaces (artew) than in the anterior manila,