Intraosseous salivary gland tissue of the mandible mimicking a periapical lesion.
A case of an unusual site of salivary gland tissue is presented. The lesion appeared as a radiolucency between the apices of the lateral incisor and canine in a 57-year-old male patient and simulated a periapical lesion. The canine was found vital.
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Department of Oral Pathology, University of Umeå, Sweden.
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D001047:Apicoectomy; D003481:Cuspid; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000473:pathology*