Any one know what "dental islands" are?

[HCLBurnzU]

any help is appreciated.
Thanks

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[c132]

Put it in a sentence.

 

[Bickle]

Originally posted by c132
Put it in a sentence.

"Look, its a dental island!"

 

[ItsGavinC]

"... 5 days and 4 nights on several dental islands. All this and more, if the price is right..."

 

[ItsGavinC]

Hmm. How about dental composite restorative filling materials are often considered to be islands of composite structures in a sea of polymer surface.

 

[Dante60]

Maybe you mean 'dentin islands'.

... aren't those when little dentin globes get trapped in the pulp of the tooth?

Or I might be thinking of cementum. *too lazy to go look it up*.

 

[HCLBurnzU]

yeah i meant "dentin islands". thanks for your reply... now, are those the same as pulp stones?

 

[Dante60]

If I've got it right, then yes, those are pulp stones.

 

[Firm]

Dental islands, also called Liesegang calcifications are seen in Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumors (Pindborg tumors). These are seen in the posterior mandible associated with impacted teeth. Hope this helps.