Normal OPG

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Punch in jaw

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

No acute fracture. No periapical lucency or evidence of dental fracture. All 4 of the 3rd molar teeth are absent. The mandibular condyles are well aligned.

Structures are shown below:

  1. styloid process

  2. soft palate

  3. condyle of mandible

  4. condylar process

  5. zygomatic arch

  6. coronoid process

  7. orbital floor

  8. hard palate

  9. alveolar process of maxilla

  10. pterygopalatine fossa

  11. pterygoid process

  12. shadow of the tongue

  13. angle of the mandible

  14. mandibular canal

  15. hyoid bone

  16. apical foramen of the molar tooth

  17. root canal of tooth

  18. pulp cavity of tooth

  19. dentin of tooth

  20. enamel of tooth

  21. root of tooth

  22. mental foramen

  23. incisors

  24. canine

  25. premolar

  26. molar

Case Discussion

Normal OPG

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