Wednesday 13 June 2007

Traumatic bone cyst

Also known as simple bone cyst
Present in 2nd decade
Commin in mandible
Usually asymptomatic and incidental
Unilocular lucent lesions with scalloped superior margin between the roots of teeth associated with thinning of mandibular cortex and osseous expansion

Differential diagnosis:
Vascular lesions
Central giant cell granuloma
Ossifying fibroma

Reference:
Scholl, RJ et al. Cysts and Cystic Lesions of the Mandible: Clinical and Radiologic-Histopathologic Review. Radiographics. 1999;19:1107-1124