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[Apical scars. A healing abnormality].

G Gallini·C Merlini·L Martelossi·C Benetti
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The Authors presented the clinical report of an apical scar because of the rareness of the case and because of the interesting differential diagnosis: this lesion has a cystic radiological aspect and must be differentiated from the real odontogenic cysts of the jaws; the apical scar does not belong to the cystic pathology and represents just a defect of the healing process: no treatment is requested as the apical scar mustn't be considered a pathology.

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CicatrixDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansJaw CystsPeriapical DiseasesRadicular CystRoot Canal TherapyWound HealingEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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G Gallini, C Merlini, L Martelossi, C Benetti. 1991-04-15. [Apical scars. A healing abnormality].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2070927/

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