• Although no bony changes are usually observed, the surrounding alveolar bone may reveal either an incipient periapical radiolucency that is consistent with chronic apical periodontitis or a localized radiopacity that is referred to as focal sclerosing osteomyelitis (condensing osteitis). (medscape.com)
  • Idiopathic osteosclerosis is an asymptomatic, non-expansive and localized increase of bone radiopacity caused by an increase in the width of the bone trabeculae at the expense of medullary space. (bvsalud.org)
  • Condensing osteitis is a periapical inflammatory disease that results from a reaction to a dental related infection. (wikipedia.org)