Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Saveetha University, Chennai, India
Research Article
Prevalence of Unilocular Radiolucencies among a Subset of Indian Population - A Retrospective Study
Author(s): Jayanth Kumar Vadivel*
Introduction
Unilocular appearance usually indicates a benign, slow-growing condition that is not aggressive. Corticated / non-corticated borders, regular / irregular borders, root displacement, root resorption, mandibular canal displacement, and lingual cortex expansion are all radiographic findings that are equally important. Aggressive benign or malignant lesions are more likely to have uneven and non-corticated borders, lingual cortex growth, resorption of surrounding tooth roots, and erosion of the mandibular canal, resulting in paresthesia.
Materials and Method
It is a single centre retrospective study in a private dental institution, Chennai. The samples were taken from the patients who checked in from June 2019 to March 2021, Reported to the dental hospital with halitosis. The data was collected, verified, tabulated and.. View More»
