title: Traumatic bone cyst mimicking radicular cyst.
abstract: Traumatic bone cysts were first defined by Lucas and Blum in 1929. It is classified as an intraosseous pseudocyst. They are asymptomatic and are usually seen during routine radiographical examination. According to the 2002 classification of the WHO, traumatic bone cysts are in miscellaneous lesions. This report describes a 16-year-old male patient who had a traumatic bone cyst that mimicked a radicular cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. dt.onurdincer@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dincer
authors.forename: Taha Emre
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Abdulkadir Burak
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cankaya
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aybar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications