DentistryOral PathologyOral RadiologyDental RadiologyImage InterpretationOral DiagnosisBenign Oral TumorsDental ImagingInflammatory Oral LesionsOral Potentially Malignant DisordersPeriapical Pathology AssessmentPeriodontal Tissue PathologyAlveolar Bone Radiographic AppearanceBenign Oral LesionsCemento-forming LesionsDental Disease DiagnosisMalignant Oral LesionsPeriapical Tissue InflammationPeriodontal Inflammatory LesionsPeriodontal Lesions
Bone scans and dental examinations were completed on 22 patients. Results indicate that periodontal and periapical inflammation, healing wounds, traumatized alveolar ridges, and multiple cementomas result in positive scans. These areas should be recognized as benign dental disease and not misinterpreted as malignant lesions.