Simple bone cyst of the mandible: A case report with review of literature

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Case Report

Author Details : Virender Gombra*, Mohammad Faisal, Mandeep Kaur, Keya Sircar

Volume : 10, Issue : 3, Year : 2024

Article Page : 217-221

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.jooo.2024.042

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Abstract

Background: Simple bone cyst (SBC) was first described by Lucas in 1929. It is an asymptomatic, intraosseous cyst. It falls under pseudocyst category, as it is devoid of an epithelial lining and mostly discovered accidently on routine radiograph. It commonly affects metaphyses of long bones such as humerus and femur. Other terminologies used for this lesion include Solitary bone cyst, traumatic bone cyst and hemorrhagic bone cyst. The incidence of cyst affecting the jaws is only 1%. About 89% of the lesion occurs in mandible and 11% in maxilla. The purpose of this article is to present rare occurrence of SBC in the mandibular region with review of literature.
Case Report: An 18 year old male patient reported with pain in right lower back teeth region. Clinically 47 was tender. Panoramic radiograph showed a radiolucent unilocular lesion in ascending ramus and mandibular body distal to 47. Diagnosis of apical periodontitis in relation to 47 and simple bone cyst mandible was made by correlating clinical, radiographic and histopathological evaluation. Surgical curettage was performed and follow up after 4 months revealed no evidence of recurrence.
Conclusion: Simple bone cyst is rare incidental lesion of the mandible. Thorough clinical, radiological and histopathologic evaluation is helpful for diagnosis and surgical management of the lesion. Conservative management should be approached to prevent noble structure, with follow up to confirm remission of the lesion.
 

Keywords: Solitary bone cyst, Pseudo cyst, Traumatic bone cyst.

How to cite : Gombra V, Faisal M, Kaur M, Sircar K, Simple bone cyst of the mandible: A case report with review of literature. J Oral Med Oral Surg Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2024;10(3):217-221

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