title: [Chronic periapical periodontitis of left maxillary first premolar with localized mineralized structure at periapical region: a case report].
abstract: Chronic periapical periodontitis is characterized by destruction of periapical tissue and demonstrates translucent feature under X-ray examination. In this article, a localized mineralized structure, which showed high density under X-ray examination, was reported in a patient with chronic periapical periodontitis of left maxillary first premolar. Possible causes of the structure were analyzed and relevant literatures were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063000, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Mengchun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qi
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis; D010518:Periodontitis