Chronic periapical periodontitis of left maxillary first premolar with localized mineralized structure at periapical region: a case report.
- Author:
Wei DONG
1
;
Ren LI
;
Liming WEN
;
Mengchun QI
Author Information
1. Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Stomatology, Hebei United University, Tangshan 063000, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Bicuspid;
Humans;
Maxilla;
Periapical Periodontitis;
Periodontitis
- From:
West China Journal of Stomatology
2013;31(2):211-212
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
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.
