From: Odontogenic keratocyst: imaging features of a benign lesion with an aggressive behaviour
Odontogenic lesion | Age (decade) | Gender | Predominant jaw | Predominant location | Image interpretation keys |
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Odontogenic keratocysts | 3rd | M > F | Mandible | Posterior | Unilocular osteolytic lesion with few septa and growth along the length of the bone with minimal buccolingual expansion |
Dentigerous cysts | 2nd–3rd | M > F | Mandible | Posterior | Unilocular osteolytic lesion around the crown of impacted tooth with buccolingual expansion and no septa |
Ameloblastomas | 3rd–5th | M > F | Mandible | Posterior | Multilocular osteolytic lesion with thick septa, root resorption and buccolingual expansion |
Radicular cysts | 3rd–5th | M ~ F | None | None | Unilocular osteolytic lesion around the apex of a non-vital tooth |