10 Aug
By Dr. Wael Mansour
Cervical burnout
Cervical burnout is a radiolucency at the neck of a tooth caused by overpenetration of the thinner cervical tooth structure. It is an imaging artifact, not lost tooth structure.
Cervical burnout is a radiolucency at the neck of a tooth caused by overpenetration of the thinner cervical tooth structure. It is an imaging artifact, not lost tooth structure.
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