Periapical radiolucency (teeth)
Last revised by Yahya Baba on 29 Jun 2022
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Weerakkody Y, Baba Y, Bell D, et al. Periapical radiolucency (teeth). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-71385
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Article created:
2 Oct 2019,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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Last revised:
29 Jun 2022,
Yahya Baba ◉
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Synonyms:
- Periapical radiolucenency
- Periapical radiolucenencies
Periapical radiolucencies are commonly observed findings on OPG and other dental/head and neck imaging modalities.
Differential diagnosis
They can represent a number of pathologies:
- periapical lucency related to apical periodontitis
- periapical cyst
- cemento-osseous dysplasia
- tumors
- post-trauma
- residual cyst
References
- 1. Torabinejad M, Rice DD, Maktabi O, Oyoyo U, Abramovitch K. Prevalence and Size of Periapical Radiolucencies Using Cone-beam Computed Tomography in Teeth without Apparent Intraoral Radiographic Lesions: A New Periapical Index with a Clinical Recommendation. (2018) Journal of endodontics. 44 (3): 389-394. doi:10.1016/j.joen.2017.11.015 - Pubmed
- 2. Margaret N. Chapman, Rohini N. Nadgir, Andrew S. Akman, Naoko Saito, Kotaro Sekiya, Takashi Kaneda, Osamu Sakai. Periapical Lucency around the Tooth: Radiologic Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. (2013) RadioGraphics. 33 (1): E15-32. doi:10.1148/rg.331125172 - Pubmed
- 3. August DS. Long-term, postsurgical results on teeth with periapical radiolucencies. (1996) Journal of endodontics. 22 (7): 380-3. doi:10.1016/S0099-2399(96)80223-8 - Pubmed
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