Condensing osteitis .

  • It is an unusual reaction to a low-grade bacterial infection entering the bone through a carious tooth with pulpitis or a tooth with necrosis.
  • Instead of bone resorption, proliferation of osseous tissue takes place.
  • The sclerosing bone is not attached to the tooth and remains steady after  tooth extraction. No surgical removal is needed.

Case 1

Different cases of condensing osteitis.

Case 2

Panoramic images showing condensing osteitis in the mandible.