Research Article
Orthopantomography Detection of Atheroma Plaques and Its Relationship with Periodontal Disease and Missing Teeth
Table 1
Anatomical and pathological structures that can be confused with atheroma plaques in orthopantomography.
| | Anatomical structure | Pathological entity |
| | Hyoid bone | Calcified lymph nodules | | Stylohyoid process | Phlebitis | | Stylohyohyoid ligament calcification | Sialoliths of the submandibular gland | | Stylomandibular ligament calcification | Foreign bodies | | Thyroid cartilage | Thyroid gland calcifications | | Triquetrum cartilage | ā | | Epiglottis | ā |
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