Soft Tissue Calcification in Oral and Maxillofacial Region: Soft Tissue Calcification

by Ankit Kumar

Calcifications of various structures located in the head and neck region are a relatively common occurrence in the population at large and should also be present on patients seeking dental care. Calcifications are detected on conventional imaging used in dental practice especially panoramic radiography. However many of the structures in the head and neck region are in close proximity to one another which makes localization and identification difficult.It will provide a thorough review of the literature on the etiology, pathogenesis, presentation and significance of common soft tissue calcifications in the head and neck region potentially observed radiographically in dental practice. This will help clinicians with an understanding of the incidence, presentation and significance of common soft tissue calcifications.

68 pages, Paperback

Published January 5, 2022

About the author

Ankit is a graduate from Manipal Institute of Technology, presently working as a Technology Consultant in Bangalore. He has concern regarding environmental issues and welfare of underprivileged people. He is inclined towards community development and charitable activities. He has spent his childhood in Patna, India.
Ankit has authored poetry books 'Guzarish' and 'With You', which are published in India and America. The essence of his poems is Love; depicting a mix of sweet and sour feelings of being in Love and rekindling your emotions.
His work is published in a Poetry Anthology - ‘Po’try’, crafted by the Bangalore Poetry Festival (2016). He is a Contributing Author in the Short Story Anthologies - ‘Shades of pain in her Eyes’ and ‘The Secret Temptation’.

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