Incidental Radiopaque Lesions in the Jaw Bones: Retrospective Analysis

Abstract

Purpose: Among the most used diagnostic techniques is panoramic radiography, which enables us to assess the entire jaw. Evaluating the radiopaque lesions in the jaws visible on panoramic radiographs was the goal of this retrospective investigation. Materials and Methods: 1108 people's panoramic radiographs were used in the investigation. Idiopathic osteosclerosis, condensing osteitis, soft tissue calcification, hypercementosis, periapical osseous dysplasia, odontoma, fibrous dysplasia, fluoride osseous dysplasia and cementoblastoma, were among the radiopaque lesions whose frequency, gender, and localization were assessed in this study. Fisher exact tests, chi-square, and descriptive statistics were employed in the data analysis. Results: Of these, 499 (45.03%) were male and 609 (55.97%) were female. The patients included in the study ranged in age from 14 to 83 years, with a mean age of 33.45 (± 13.80) years. Of the 1108 patients in this study, 85 (7.7%) had radiopaque lesions. 44 cases (4.0%) of idiopatic osteosclerosis, 13 cases of condensing osteitis, 12 cases of soft tissue calcification, 4 cases of hypercementosis, 3 cases of fluoride osseous dysplasia (0.3%), 3 cases of periapical osseous dysplasia, 2 cases of odontoma, and 1 case of fibrous dysplasia (0.01%) are reported. For any of the lesions, there was no statistically significant variation based on gender. Conclusions: Panoramic radiography, which is now commonly utilized, can be used to examine radiopaque lesions of the jaws. In this study, the most common radiopaque lesion was idiopathic osteosclerosis, while cementoblastoma was not found at all. Key words: panoramic radiography; radiopaque lesions; osteosclerosis; cementoblastoma

Keywords

• panoramic radiography
• radiopaque lesions
• osteosclerosis
• cementoblastoma

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