Lingual Shelf Case Studies

Case Studies involving Lingual Shelf

Lingual Shelf Case Study - Potential Damage to Lingual Artery

Mr AA from Newport (South Wales).  From the 2-D image (DPT view) it appears that there is plenty of bone height above the inferior dental nerve to allow safe implant placement.

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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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