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From the case: Odontogenic keratocyst

Modality: X-ray

OPG

Odontogenic keratocyst

contributed by Dr Andrew Dixon on August 3, 2010

Systems: Head & Neck

Dental

Section: Gamuts

Tag: mandible

Modality: X-ray

OPG

From the case:

Odontogenic keratocyst - “There is an expansile unilocular lucent lesion in the right mandibular body with a well corticated margin. The lesion displaces an unerru...”

Used in the following articles:

Odontogenic keratocyst - “An odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a type of developmental cyst involving the mandible or maxilla. EpidemiologyOdontogenic keratocysts typically pr...”
Mandibular lesions - “The mandible, due to the presence of teeth, is the site of many lesions that are unique to it (shared with the maxilla of course). Lesions can ther...”

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