KOREASCHOLAR

The aim of this study was to investigate radiographic features of osteosclerosis on digital panoramic radiographs. Osteoscleosis was diagnosed with its radiographic features of amorphous non- expansible radiopacity with unknown etiology. In diagosing osteosclerosis, differential diagnosis is needed from periapical cemental dysplasia, osteoma, benign cementoblastoma, and anatomic structures. Fifty-eight osteosclerosis on digital panoramic radiopgraphs from 46 patients with osteoscleosis were selected for this study. All of the osteosclerosis were found in the mandible. Among them, 53(91.4%) occurred on the posterior region. The mean diameter was 9.1㎜. The internal structure was radiopaque in 39(67.2%) and mixed radiolucent and radiopaque in 19(35.3%). There was no specific effect on the surrounding structures. In 16(27.6%), partial or complete radiolucent margin was noted which might be digital image artifact by enhancement.

Abstract
Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION
Ⅱ. MATERIALS and METHODS
    1. 연구대상
    2. 연구방법
Ⅲ. RESULTS
Ⅳ. DISCUSSION
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• 강지현(전남대학교 치의학전문대학원) | Ji-Hyun Kang (School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University)
• 송인자(광주여자대학교 간호학과) | In-Ja Song (Department of Nursing, Kwangju Women's University)
• 이재서(전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 영상치의학교실, 치의학연구소) | Jae-Seo Lee (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Dental Science Research Institute, Chonnam National University)
• 윤숙자(전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 영상치의학교실, 치의학연구소) | Suk-Ja Yoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Dental Science Research Institute, Chonnam National University) Corresponding author
• 유선열(전남대학교 치의학전문대학원 구강악안면외과학교실) | Sun-Youl Ryu (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University)