BACKGROUND Periapical radiolucency is the radiographic sign of inflammatory bone lesions around the apex of the tooth. We determined the prevalence and predictors of periapical radiolucency in patients with cirrhosis and the association with systemic inflammation status and cirrhosis-related complications. METHODS A total of 110 cirrhosis patients were consecutively enrolled. Periapical radio...

Most periapical lesions are associated with microorganisms from infected root canal systems. Maxillary sinus can pose a diagnostic dilemma radiographically because of its anatomical variation which can mimic a periapical pathosis. The aim of this study was to describe two cases of aberrant anatomical variation of the maxillary sinus that presented radiographic similarities to a periapical cyst ...

statement of problem: digital subtraction radiography (dsr) needs reproducible alignment between the x-ray source, the object, and the film for obtaining identical projections of the same anatomic region. purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of bite registrations (placed on individual bite blocks) on the reproducibility of parallel periapical radiographs, obtained every 2 m...

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic scoliosis is accompanied by postural alterations, instability of gait, and functional disabilities. The objective was to verify radiographic parameters (coronal sagittal) adolescents with idiopathic (AIS) pre- post-surgery direct vertebral rotation (DVR), associated type 1 osteotomies in all segments (except the most proximal) 2 periapical vertebrae curves. METHODS: A pro...

Periapical lesions are the most common pathological conditions involving teeth which often require surgical intervention. To achieve optimal healing both clinically and radiographically, bone grafts and barrier membranes have been used to fill the periapical defect after degranulation of the lesion. Colostrum is one of the new materials, which has osteoinductive or regenerative potential. The p...

In the present study, possibility of non-surgical endodontic re-treatment for correction of symptomatic endodontic failure with and without periradicular pathosis was evaluated both clinically and radiologically. The main objective of this study was also to assess, verify and establish the non-surgical re-treatment method as primary approach to resolve endodontic failures irrespective of sex. A...