What does a dental cavitation look like?

Healthy Jaw Bone

Jaw Bone that has a Dental Cavitation

In this 2022 video, Dentist Dr. Gerry Curatola, rejuv-health.com, gives a presentation on dental cavitations, in which he explains how they can be caused by root canals and tooth extractions, and how dental cavitations should be treated, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrh6MxalB44&list=PLCFNve_pDjz8DjhFVWuRE8elXN_dI67Gk&index=4&t=5377s.

In this 2025 video, Dentists Dr. Gerry Curatola, rejuv-health.com, and Dr. Michelle Jorgensen, livingwellwithdrmichelle.com, give a presentation on dental cavitations, in which they explain how they can be caused by root canals and tooth extractions, and how dental cavitations should be treated, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jrh6MxalB44&list=PLCFNve_pDjz8DjhFVWuRE8elXN_dI67Gk&index=4&t=5377s.

In this 2019 video, Dentist Dr. Gerry Curatola, rejuv-health.com, and Dr. Daniel Pompa, a Chiropractor, drpompa.com, discuss dental cavitations, and at timestamp 38:40, they show a photo of what a dental cavitation looks like when the dentist first opens up that area of the mouth (it is a hole in the bone that is filled with decay), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUDMXhjuzBU.

In this 2019 video, Dentist Dr. Jorgensen walks you through the process of dental cavitation surgery, and she mentions at timestamp 1 minute that the contents of a dental cavitation appears oily due to fatty necrosis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdi9gLP2D00.

In this 2024 video, Dentist Dr. Curatola explains how root canals can result in dental cavitations, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRcf9eUzx58&list=PLCFNve_pDjz8DjhFVWuRE8elXN_dI67Gk&index=38.

The photo on the left is healthy bone in the jaw. The photo on the right is a dental cavitation.