{"id":738,"date":"2022-08-14T08:01:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T08:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/?p=738"},"modified":"2022-08-14T08:01:20","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T08:01:20","slug":"classification-of-soft-tissue-calcification-in-head-neck-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/14\/classification-of-soft-tissue-calcification-in-head-neck-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft tissue calcification in Head &#038; Neck region &#8211; Classification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Soft tissue calcification in Head &amp; Neck region may developed in a wide variety of unrelated disorders and degenerative processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may arise from pathological mineralization by deposition of calcium phosphate essentially in an unorganized manner known as \u201cheterotopic calcification.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joomr.org\/article.asp?issn=2321-3841;year=2020;volume=8;issue=2;spage=30;epage=35;aulast=Parihar#:~:text=The%20soft%2Dtissue%20calcifications%20of,dystrophic%20calcifications%2C%20metastatic%20calcifications%2C%20and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ref<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>They are of 3 types:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Dystrophic calcification<\/li><li>Idiopathic calcification<\/li><li>Matastatic calcification<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3>Dystrophic calcification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dystrophic calcification refers to calcification that forms Im degenerating, diseased and dead tissue despite normal serum calcium and phosphate level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Idiopathic calcification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Idiopathic calcification (on calcinosis) results from deposition of calcium in normal tissue despite normal calcium and phosphate levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3>Metastatic calcification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Metastatic calcification occurs when minerals precipitate into normal tissue as a result of higher than normal serum levels of calcium and phophates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Soft-tissue-calcification-and-ossification-seen-on-OPG.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Soft-tissue-calcification-and-ossification-seen-on-OPG.jpg 500w, https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Soft-tissue-calcification-and-ossification-seen-on-OPG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Soft-tissue-calcification-and-ossification-seen-on-OPG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Soft-tissue-calcification-and-ossification-seen-on-OPG-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Soft-tissue-calcification-and-ossification-seen-on-OPG-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\"><strong>Soft tissue calcification and ossification seen on OPG<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Soft tissue calcification in head and neck region: Classification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3>A. Dystrophic calcification:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>General dystrophic calcification of the oral region<\/li><li>Calcified lymph nodes<\/li><li>Dystrophic calcification in the tonsils<\/li><li>Cysticercosis<\/li><li>Arterial calcification &#8211; Monckeberg\u2019s medial calcinosis (Arteriosclerosis) &#8211; Calcified atherosclerotic plaque<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>B. Idiopathic calcification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Sialoliths<\/li><li>Phleboliths<\/li><li>Laryngeal cartilage calcifications<\/li><li>Triticeous cartilage calcification<\/li><li>Thyroid cartilage calcification<\/li><li>Rhinolith \/ Antrolith<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>C. Metastatic calcifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Ossification of the styloid ligament<\/li><li>Osteoma cutis<\/li><li>Myositis ossificans&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the other Medinaz <a href=\"https:\/\/medinaz.com\/blog\/category\/dental-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dental Notes<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soft tissue calcification in Head &amp; Neck region may developed in a wide variety of unrelated disorders and degenerative processes. 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