title: Multiple Radiolucencies of the Jaws in a 6 Year Old.
abstract: Radiolucencies of the jaws are a common finding. Mostly, they are isolated findings associated with inflammatory processes and consistent with inflammatory periapical disease, such as periapical cysts and periapical granulomas. If associated with the crowns of unerupted teeth, they may represent dentigerous cysts. However, occasionally, larger lytic/radiolucent lesions are identified; even more infrequently, these radiographic findings may be multiple and concurrent. The purpose of this report is to present the case of a 6-year-old female patient with no known concomitant syndrome who presented with multiple intraoral swellings and to discuss the treatment of multiple, bilateral mandibular and maxillary radiolucencies.
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Hansford
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kelsch
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiltz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D013027:Space Maintenance, Orthodontic / Q000295:instrumentation; D014078:Tooth Eruption / Q000502:physiology; D014097:Tooth, Unerupted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging