Large radiopaque lesion in the posterior mandible: A challenging case.
Radiopaque lesions of the jawbones are frequently encountered in dental radiographs. A variety of conditions such as chronic inflammation, soft tissue calcifications, fibrosseous lesions, odontogenic tumors, and bone neoplasms can manifest as radiopaque lesions on the jawbones. These radiopaque lesions are often difficult to distinguish from each other, hence making the formulation of differential diagnosis challenging. A thorough patient's history and clinical examination supplemented by appropriate investigations will enable the clinician in narrowing down the differential diagnosis and to identify the condition accurately. Presented here is a case of the large radiopaque lesion on posterior mandible surrounded by lytic areas in a 20-year-old male patient.
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, J.K.K. Nattraja Dental College and Hospital, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Sasirekha
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Philips
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Mathew
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, J.K.K. Nattraja Dental College and Hospital, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Ganeshkumar
Rajah Muthaiah Dental College, Annamalai University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ravi David
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Austin
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Madha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Raj
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Prabhu
Fibro-osseous lesion; mandible; odontome; ossifying fibroma; radiopaque lesions