Objective:To determine the frequency of idiopathic osteoesclerosis (IO) and condensing osteitis (CO) in panoramic radiographs. Methodology: 1500 panoramic radiographs of patients of both sexes, with chronological ages between 20 and 88 years, were studied. The presence of bone condensations (BC), distribution according to age, sex, location, relationship with the teeth, and whether they were solitary or multiple were evaluated. Results: 183 BC (12.4%) were observed with 113 in women (61.7%) and 70 in men (38.2%). IO was verified in 127 subjects (8.5% of the total sample), while 56 presented CO (3.7%). IO was more frequent between the third and fourth decade of life, while a greater number of CO was found over 40 years of age (p = 0.002); regarding sex, both types of BC were significantly more frequent in women (p = 0.005). BC were more frequently located in the right molar, left molar, a...

Objetivo: Determinar la frecuencia de la osteoesclerosis idiopática (OI) y la osteítis condensante (OC) en radiografías panorámicas. Materiales y métodos: investigación descriptiva con diseño transversal y de campo; se empleó una muestra de 1500 radiografías panorámicas digitales de pacientes consultantes de un centro radiológico privado, de ambos sexos, con edades cronológicas entre 20 y 88 años, obtenidas entre julio de 2013 a diciembre del 2018. Se identificó la presencia de las condensaciones óseas (CO), distribución de acuerdo a la edad, sexo, localización, relación con los dientes, y si eran solitarias o múltiples. Se obtuvieron estadísticos descriptivos y un test Chi-cuadrado fue empleado para verificar diferencias posibles entre los valores encontrados. Resultados: se observaron 183 CO, presentando una prevalencia 11, 53%, de éstas CO, 112 se observaron en el...