Gamuts

Dental periapical opacity

Dental fluorosis is a common disorder, characterized by hypomineralization of tooth enamel caused by ingestion of excessive fluoride during enamel formation.It appears as a range of visual changes in enamel causing degrees of intrinsic tooth discoloration, and, in some cases, physical damage to the teeth. The severity of the condition is dependent on the dose, duration, and age of the individual during the exposure. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
Bone island
Calcifying odontogenic keratocyst
Cementoblastoma
Cementoossifying fibroma
Chondroma
Chondrosarcoma
Condensing osteitis
Exostosis
Focal cementoosseous dysplasia
Foreign body
Gardner syndrome
Hamartoma
Hypercementosis
Osteoblastic metastasis
Osteoblastoma
Osteoma
Osteosarcoma
Paget disease of bone
Periapical cementoosseous dysplasia
Periapical idiopathic osteosclerosis
Sclerosing osteitis
Sclerosing osteomyelitis
Torus mandibularis
Torus palatinus
May Be Caused by
Bone island
Calcifying odontogenic keratocyst
Cementoblastoma
Cementoossifying fibroma
Chondroma
Chondrosarcoma
Condensing osteitis
Exostosis
Focal cementoosseous dysplasia
Foreign body
Gardner syndrome
Hamartoma
Hypercementosis
Osteoblastic metastasis
Osteoblastoma
Osteoma
Osteosarcoma
Paget disease of bone
Periapical cementoosseous dysplasia
Periapical idiopathic osteosclerosis
Sclerosing osteitis
Sclerosing osteomyelitis
Torus mandibularis
Torus palatinus


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