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Multiple radiolucencies in the mandible: A diagnostic dilemma

Diagnosis and treatment planning of maxillofacial pathologies is an art. It requires careful evaluation and correlation of clinical presentation and radiologic investigations. When the pathology concerned is an intraosseous lesion, the radiographic findings assume a significantly more important role...

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Autores principales: Madishetti, Susmitha, Tiwari, Prabhat K., Sinha, Ramen, Uppada, Uday K., Banavath, Sameer, Tiwari, Rahul V. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7346900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670975
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1204_19
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author Madishetti, Susmitha
Tiwari, Prabhat K.
Sinha, Ramen
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description Diagnosis and treatment planning of maxillofacial pathologies is an art. It requires careful evaluation and correlation of clinical presentation and radiologic investigations. When the pathology concerned is an intraosseous lesion, the radiographic findings assume a significantly more important role. While carrying out the radiographic assessment, we rely on typical findings regarding the number, location, and appearance of radiolucent areas which point towards certain types of pathologies. Whenever these findings are atypical or at variance with the clinical presentation, it creates a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. We report a case of a 34-year-old man who presented with a simple clinical history but multiple radiolucencies on the radiograph.
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spelling pubmed-73469002020-07-14 Multiple radiolucencies in the mandible: A diagnostic dilemma Madishetti, Susmitha Tiwari, Prabhat K. Sinha, Ramen Uppada, Uday K. Banavath, Sameer Tiwari, Rahul V. C. J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Diagnosis and treatment planning of maxillofacial pathologies is an art. It requires careful evaluation and correlation of clinical presentation and radiologic investigations. When the pathology concerned is an intraosseous lesion, the radiographic findings assume a significantly more important role. While carrying out the radiographic assessment, we rely on typical findings regarding the number, location, and appearance of radiolucent areas which point towards certain types of pathologies. Whenever these findings are atypical or at variance with the clinical presentation, it creates a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. We report a case of a 34-year-old man who presented with a simple clinical history but multiple radiolucencies on the radiograph. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7346900/ /pubmed/32670975 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1204_19 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Multiple radiolucencies in the mandible: A diagnostic dilemma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7346900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32670975
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1204_19
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