title: Periapical and localized radiopacities.
abstract: Anatomic conditions and pathologic entities that commonly present as periapical and solitary radiopacities are categorized according to radiographic appearance. Clinical criteria for establishing a differential diagnosis are presented, and the rationale behind treatment objectives is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Northwestern University Dental School, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Monahan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005096:Exostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006936:Hypercementosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010000:Osteitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D012598:Sclerosis