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| Landmark | Location | Radiographic Appearance | Diff from Pathology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental foramen | Between premolars | Round radiolucency | Vital tooth, lamina dura intact |
| Nasopalatine foramen | Between central incisors | Heart-shaped radiolucency <6mm normal | >8mm + vital teeth = cyst |
| Mandibular canal | Horizontal | Radiolucent band with radiopaque borders | - |
| Genial tubercles | Midline mandible lingual | Round radiopacity with central radiolucent lingual foramen | - |
| External oblique ridge | Above molars | Radiopaque line | - |
| Zygomatic process maxilla | Above molars | J-shaped radiopacity | - |
| Inverted Y | Above canine | Y-shaped radiopacity | Junction nasal floor + anterior sinus wall |
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