Jawbone Cavitations: Current Understanding and Conceptual Introduction of Covered Socket Residuum (CSR).

Area of Science:

• Oral surgery
• Radiology
• Pathology

Background:

• Jawbone cavitations, including NICO and FDOJ, have controversial biological and clinical significance.
• Existing research relies heavily on observational and retrospective studies with histopathological interpretations.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review current knowledge on jawbone cavitations.
• To identify research gaps and propose unified terminology.
• To differentiate physiological findings from pathological entities.

Main Methods:

• Narrative literature review using PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and manual searches.
• Qualitative synthesis of available evidence.
• Introduction of a new radiological descriptive term: Covered Socket Residuum (CSR).

Main Results:

• 3D radiological analyses suggest intraosseous non-mineralized areas are often physiological (CSR) from socket collapse, not pathological.
• CSR differs from NICO and FDOJ.
• CSR recognition is vital for dental implant planning, impacting primary stability.

Conclusions:

• CSR is a proposed radiological term for non-pathological jawbone findings.
• 3D imaging is crucial for diagnosing CSR and planning dental implants.
• Further prospective studies are needed to validate CSR and its clinical relevance, exploring strategies like Guided Open Wound Healing (GOWH™).