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Soft tissue calcifications in the differential diagnosis of opacities superimposed over the mandible by dental panoramic radiography
Author(s) -
Monsour Paul A.,
Romaniuk Kornel,
Hutchings Roxanne D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1991.tb01336.x
Subject(s) - radiography , medicine , soft tissue , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , differential diagnosis , panoramic radiograph , dentistry , radiology , pathology , botany , biology , genus
Not all opacities observed on panoramic dental radiographs are associated with the jaws. Two thousand six hundred and twenty‐eight panoramic radiographs obtained from a single dental health clinic were evaluated for the presence of opacities associated with the mandible. Opacities were observed in 4 per cent of cases. The radiographic features of these opacities are presented. The importance of including soft tissue calcifications which may be superimposed over the mandible on panoramic views in the differential diagnosis is discussed. Information on the various soft tissue calcifications which can occur in this region is presented.