Multislice computed tomography demonstrating mental nerve paresthesia caused by periapical infection: A case report

This report describes the case of a 55-year-old woman who experienced mental nerve paresthesia due to a periapical infection of the right mandibular second premolar. MSCT imaging revealed increased attenuation around the periapical lesion extending into the mandibular canal and loss of the juxtamental foraminal fat pad. Following endodontic treatment of the tooth suspected to be the source of the infection, the patient's symptoms resolved, and the previous MSCT imaging findings were no longer present. Increased bone marrow attenuation and obliteration of the fat plane in the buccal aspect of the mental foramen may serve as radiologic indicators of inflammation spreading from the bone marrow space.PMID:38571774 | PMC:PMC10985528 | DOI:10.5624/isd.20230263
Source: Imaging Science in Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Source Type: research
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