title: Solitary bone cysts-A rare occurrence with bilaterally symmetrical presentation.
abstract: Solitary bone cysts (SBCs) are bone cavities that lack a true epithelial lining. They are more commonly seen during the first 2decades of age.Very few cases have been reported over 40 years of age.SBCs are usually discovered as an accidental coexisting finding during a routine radiologic examination or during another unrelated dental complaint. They present as a unilocular or multilocular radiolucent lesion associated with vital teeth with mild or no cortical expansion. Bilateral presentation is however very rare. We present a case of 52-year-old female patient with bilateral presentation of SBCs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Dental College and Hospital, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Elavenil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Panneerselvam
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, KarpagaVinayaga Institute of Dental Sciences, Madurantagam, India.
authors.forename: Karthika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Panneerselvam
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontology, Madha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sai Shamini
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chanrashekar
keywords: Solitary bone cyst; simple bone cyst; traumatic bone cyst