[Oradlist] Question 2: Central Osteoma? Cone Beam images.

[Allan G Farman]

But a case of what? This is where nomenclature is not crystal clear. I
would probably on radiologic interpretation edge ("hedge") towards
idiopathic osteosclerosis.

Allan G. Farman, BDS, PhD, MBA, DSc, Diplomate ABOMR

Prof. Radiology & Imaging Science
Univ. Louisville School of Dentistry: SUHD
501 South Preston Street,
Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA 

Tel: +1(502) 852.1241
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>>> "Ricardo Urzúa" <ricurzua at gmail.com> 10/26/2008 4:24 PM >>>
Allan, here you have a case

Ricardo Urzúa
Prof Radiology
Univ Finis Terrae
Univ Del Desarrollo
2008/10/26 Allan Abuabara <allan.abuabara at gmail.com>

> How could be the images of the central osteoma? Do you have a case?
>
> Allan.
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Ricardo Urzúa
<ricurzua at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Allan, I agrre with Allan Farman. Enostosis  or idiopathic
osteosclerosis
>> is a lesion that has predilection for the mandible and specially in
the
>> molar and premolar area, The density , ocation and shape  coincide
with this
>> lesion.
>> Ricardo Urzúa
>> Prof Radiology
>> Univ Finis Terrae
>> Univ Del Desarrollo
>>
>> 2008/10/25 Allan G Farman <agfarm01 at louisville.edu>
>>
>> Enostosis would be my choice for best descriptive. AGF
>>>
>>> Allan G. Farman, BDS, PhD, MBA, DSc, Diplomate ABOMR
>>>
>>> Prof. Radiology & Imaging Science
>>> Univ. Louisville School of Dentistry: SUHD
>>> 501 South Preston Street,
>>> Louisville, Kentucky 40292, USA
>>>
>>> Tel: +1(502) 852.1241
>>> Fax: +1(502)852.1626
>>>
>>>
>>> >>> "Allan Abuabara" <allan.abuabara at gmail.com> 10/25/2008 03:16 PM
>>>
>>>  Dear Colleagues
>>>
>>> I have a second question:
>>>
>>> What are your opinions about the* radiopaque images (Cone Beam
CT)*
>>>  located
>>> in mandible, right side, lingual, of a 42 years-old caucasian man.
>>>
>>> My suspicion is Mandible Central Osteoma:
>>> "The Osteoma may occur as a central or perypheral lesion and is
not
>>> always
>>> easy to differentiate radiographycally from other heavily
ossifying
>>> calcifying lesions. The osteoma may occur in all age groups  but
exibits
>>> a
>>> prefertence for elderly adults. Radiographically it exibits  either
a
>>> well
>>> demarcated and very dense radiopacity (compact osteoma) or a more
loosely
>>> structured trabecular form (spongy osteoma)."
>>>
>>> Text from: Rateitschak KH & Wolf HF. Color Atlas of Dental
Medicine.
>>> Thieme
>>> Medical Publishers, Inc., New York. 1993. p. 232.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your reply.
>>> --
>>> Allan Abuabara
>>>
>>> DDS, Specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology.
>>> Joinville, SC - Brazil.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Allan
>>>
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