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Normal Radiographic
AnatomyBased on Intraoral Films
Teeth
Supporting structure
Maxilla
Mandible
Restorative Materials
Normal Radiographic Anatomy
TEETH
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Enamel, dentin, cementum,
Pulp, root canal
Enamelodentin junction
C-E junction
Normal and developing
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Cervical burnout
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Developing tooth
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SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
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Lamina dura
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Alveolar crest
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Periodontal ligament space
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Cancellous bone
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SUPPORTING STRUCTURE
Lamina dura
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Thin R-O (radiopaque)
shadow bounding the sound
tooth socket
Wider & more dense in
teeth of heavy occlusion
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Double lamina dura … in
root with two eminences
(buccal & lingual).
Intact apical lamina dura ….
a vital pulp.
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Alveolar crest
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R-O line between teeth, gingival
margin of the alveolar process,
cortical border of the alveolar bone.
A point of bone in ant. teeth ; flat in
post.
CEJ to alveolar crest ...< 1.5mm
Recede apically with age
Markable resorption with
periodontal disease
Continuing with lamina dura and
forms a sharp angle → Rounding
angle indicative periodontal disease
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Periodontal ligament space
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R-L (radiolucent) space between
root & lamina dura
Width of PDL varied by
individual, teeth & location;
thinner in the middle of the root,
slightly widened near the alveolar
crest & apex ….fulcrum of
physio logical movement of a tooth
Double PDL space ...created by
the shape of the tooth.
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Cancellous bone
(trabecular bone or spongiosa)
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Thin R-O plates & rods
(trabeculae) surrounding many
small R-L pockets of marrow.
In ant. maxilla : fine, granular &
dense pattern, the marrow spaces
are small and numerous.
In post. maxilla :
trabecular
similar to ant. maxilla, slightly
larger in marrow spaces.
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Cancellous bone
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In ant. Md.: thicker trabeculae , coarser
pattern; more horizontally oriented and
fewer trabecular plates, larger marrow
space.
In post. Md. : larger marrow space than
ant. Md.,horizontally oriented
trabecular plates and fewer trabeculae
number below the apices of Md. molars.
The distribution & size of the trabeculae
show a reversal relationship to the
thickness (and strength) of the cortical
plate.
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MAXILLA
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Intermaxillary suture
Anterior nasal spine
Nasal fossa
Incisive foramen
Sup. foramina of the
nasopalatine canal
Lateral fossa
(Nose)
Nasolacrimal canal
Maxillary sinus
Zygomatic process and
zygomatic bone
(Nasolabial fold)
Pterygoid plates
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Intermaxillary suture (median palatal suture)
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A R-L line in the midline of the Mx. from alveolar crest between central
incisors superiorly through ant. nasal spine , continues posteriorly the Mx.
palatine processes to the post. aspect of hard palate.
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Limited by two R-O borders of thin cortical bone in each Mx
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A small rounded or V-shaped enlargement R-L at the alveolar crest .
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Anterior nasal spine
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On periapical film of the maxillary
central incisors.
In the midline; about 1.5 ~ 2 cm above
the alveolar crest, at or below the
junction of the inf. end of the nasal
septum and inf. outline of the nasal
fossa
V-shaped R-O .
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Nasal fossa
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R-L image on intraoral
radiograph of maxillary
teeth
The inferior border
appears as a R-O line
extending bilaterally away
from the base of the
anterior nasal spine.
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Nasal septum
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R-O image arising in the
midline from the ant. nasal
spine , is a superimposition of
septal cartilage & vomer
bone.
Inferior nasal concha
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From lateral wall toward the
septum
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Incisive foramen
(nasopalatine or anterior palatine foramen)
R-L image between roots of the
central incisors
Oral terminus of the
nasopalatine canal transmits
the nasopalatine vessels &
nerves ; approximately the
junction of the median palatine
& incisive sutures.
Incisive canal cyst :
enlargement of the foramen &
canal , > 1cm
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Superior foramina of the nasopalatine canal
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Two R-L areas above
the apices of the
central incisors in
the nasal cavity floor,
on both sides of the
septum, round or
ovoid shape
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Lateral fossa (incisive fossa)
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A gentle depression in the maxilla near the
apex of the lateral incisor→ diffusely R-L
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Nose
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Superimposed on the anterior
maxilla
A slightly opaque appearance
with sharp border
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Nasolacrimal canal
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Near apex of the canine
Steep vertical angulation
in periapical radiograph
Routinely seen on
maxillary occlusal
projection in molar
region .
Lesser palatine foramina
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Maxillary sinus
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An air-filled cavity with mucosa lining
Three-sided pyramid, base & the
medial wall adjacent to nasal cavity,
apex extending laterally into zygomatic
process of Mx.
(1) superior wall –the floor of the orbit
(2) anterior wall—extending above the
premolar
(3) posterior wall—bulging above molar
& tuberosity
Bilateral symmetry
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Thin R-O line near apices of upper
premolars & molars
Enlarge during children , until 15-18y/o ,
may change during adult life in response
to environmental factors (ex. missing teeth)
In puberty, the floors of the Mx. sinus &
nasal cavity may be present at the same
level, and may extend farther into the
alveolar process in older age, below the
nasal cavity floor in the post. region of Mx.
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Inverted “Y” in the canine
or premolar region in the
periapical radiographs.
Roots apices may cause small
elevations into the floor of the
sinus. Lamina & floor of the
sinus may fuse as a thin layer of
bone covering the apex.
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Nutrient canals or grooves –
Thin R-L lines of uniform width within lateral
sinus wall, accommodate the posterior superior
alveolar v. and superior alveolar n.
Septa—folds of cortical bone projecting away
from the floor and wall of the antrum, usually
vertically oriented . Complete septa did infact
divide the sinus into individual compartment in
1-10% .
Bony nodules—A normal variant of the floor
of the maxillary sinus, homogenous R-O, with
trabeculation , and blend with adjacent bone.
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Zygomatic process and zygomatic bone
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Zygomatic process and
zygomatic bone
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Zygomatic process of the Mx:
Extension of lateral Mx. surface, arises in
the apical area of the 1st & 2nd molar,
articulation for the zygomatic bone.
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“U” shaped R-O line on the periapical
radiographs.
The inferior part of the zygomatic bone
extends posteriorly from infer. border of the
zygomatic process of Mx, a uniform gray or
white R-O over the apices of molars .
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Nasolabial fold
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An oblique line on the
periapical radiographs of the
premolar region, and the area
of increased R-O is posterior
to the line .
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Pterygoid plates
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Medial & lateral pterygoid
plate lie immediately
posterior to the tuberosity ,
almost always cast a single
R-O homogenous shadow
without evidence of
trabeculae if apparent on
the intraoral film
Hamular process : extends
downward from the medial
pterygoid plate.
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MANDIBLE
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Symphysis
Genial tubercle
Mental ridge
Mental fossa
Mental foramen
Mandibular canal
Nutrient canals
Mylohyoid ridge
Submandibular gland fossa
External oblique ridge
Inferior border of mandible
Coronoid process
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MANDIBLE
Symphysis
In infant, a R-L line through
the midline of the jaw
The suture usually fuses by
the end of the first year of life,
then no longer
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Genial tubercle (mental spine)
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Spine shaped bony protuberances
Midline lingual surface of the
mandible, above the inferior border.
Well visualized on standard Md.
occlusal film as one or more
projections; as a R-O mass (3-4mm in
diameter) in the midline below the
incisor roots.
Lingual (spinous) foramen : A
small R-L dot surrounded by the
cortical wall of the termination of
incisive branch of mandibular canal.
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Mental ridge
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R-O lines sweeping bilaterally
forward and upward toward
the midline on periapical film of
the Md. central incisors.
Mental fossa
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A R-L depression on the
anterior surface of the
mandible between the alveolar
ridge and mental ridge.
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Mental foramen
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Anterior limit of the inferior
dental canal on the
radiographs.
Round, oblong, slitlike or very
irregular and partial or
completely corticated.
Between the lower border of
the mandible and the alveolar
crest, usually in the apex of
the 2nd premolar.
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Mandibular canal
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A dark linear shadow with thin
R-O superior and inferior
borders cast by the lamella of
bone that bounds the canal
Apparent between the
mandibular foramen & the
mental foramen and may close
contact with all molars and 2nd
premolar.
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Nutrient canals
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R-L lines of fairly uniform width
with hyperostotic borders
Running vertically from the inf.
dental canal to the apex of tooth or
into the interdental space between
Md. incisors.
Visible in 5 % patients, esp. in
blacks, males, older persons, and
individuals with high blood
pressure or advanced perio. disease.
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Mylohyoid ridge
(Internal oblique ridge)
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A bony crest on lingual
surface of the mandibular
body, attachment of
mylohyoid muscle.
Running downard and
forward from the area of
3rd molar to premolar at
the level of apices.
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Submandibular gland fossa
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A depression immediately
below the mylohyoid ridge in
molar region, above the
inferior border of the mandible
Accommodates the submand.
gland → a R-L area with
sparse trabeculae , poorly
defined anter. & posteriorly
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External oblique ridge
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A continuation of the ant. border
of ramus → a line of attachment
of buccinator m.
A R-O line near the alveolar crest
in the mandibular 3rd molar
region.
Inferior border of mandible
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A dense, broad, R-O band
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Coronoid process
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Frequently apparent on
periapical film of the
maxillary molars
region
A triangular R-O, with
apex directed
superiorly & anteriorly.
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RESTORATIVE MATERIALS
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Complete R-O : silver amalgam,
gold, silver points
R-O : stainless steel pins, calcium
hydroxide base , gutta-percha
stainless steel crown,
orthodontic appliance
R-L : silicates, composite , porcelain
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