ROOT PIECES ON DENTAL RADIOGRAPHS: INCIDENTAL FINDINGS WITH DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Abstract

Radiographs often reveal hidden lesions other than those related to the patient's chief complaint. The expected frequency with which a dentist can make such incidental findings of pathology or abnormality in a patient is of special interest to the clinician because in many cases such findings may require medical or dental management. The present case series reports three cases wherein retained root pieces remained undetected.