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Intramedullary Cavitation Album -- Photo #13 |
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Cross Section of Hollow Mandible with Fibrous Scar Replacing Superior Cortex (Poor Healing of Old Extraction Site) |
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In cross-section this cadaver mandible (molar region) shows a completely hollow space or cavitation, with many smaller microcavitations of the lingual and inferior walls. The superior cortex is missing, replaced with a thick, dense, avascular fibrous scar tissue. |
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