Inferior Dental Nerve Case Studies

Case Studies involving Lingual Shelf

Inferior Dental Nerve - Potential Nerve Damage

Mrs KF from Chepstow (Gwent).  A 2D image will suggest bone loss around the roots of this tooth, and give us some indication of whether the roots are straight, hooked or fused.

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Mrs JF of Caldicot (Gwent).  Following the restoration of her upper arch, Mrs F was keen to explore the possibility of replacing her missing lower teeth.  The 2D DPT image was not encouraging for the placement of implants...

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Case Study: Buried Root

Mr GD from Swansea (West Wales). Mr D was a self-referral and not aware of the buried canine in his upper left jaw...
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Case Study: Lingual Shelf

Mr AA from Newport (South Wales). From the 2-D image (DPT view) it appears that there is plenty of bone height above the...
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Case Study: Endodontic

Mrs AE from Usk (Monmouthshire). A two dimensional image of this tooth would not show the true extent of the roof-fracture...
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Case Study: Maxillary Sinus

Mr NM from Crickhowelll (Powys). The 2D OPT image for Mr M helped us realise the extent of the maxillary sinuses and the resulting lack of bone height...
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