Rarefying osteitis

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Rarefying osteitis is a general term for a radiolucent lesion on a radiograph usually diagnosed as a periapical abscess or a periapical cyst. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Jalali, Poorya; Glickman, Gerald N.; Schneiderman, Emet D.; Schweitzer, Jordan L. (July 2017). "Prevalence of Periapical Rarefying Osteitis in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis". Journal of Endodontics. 43 (7): 1093–1096. doi:10.1016/j.joen.2017.02.015. ISSN   0099-2399.
  2. Koenig, Lisa J.; Tamimi, Dania; Petrikowski, C. Grace; Perschbacher, Susanne E., eds. (2017-01-01), "Periapical Rarefying Osteitis", Diagnostic Imaging: Oral and Maxillofacial (Second Edition), Diagnostic Imaging, Elsevier, pp. 264–267, doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-47782-6.50066-1, ISBN   978-0-323-47782-6 , retrieved 2023-11-02