Dr. Agrawal Swapnil G.¹ , Dr. Nayyar Abhishek S.² , Dr. Panda Arun, Professor³ , Dr. Sabnis Rajesh⁴ , Dr. Wadhwani Ritesh⁵ , Abhishek Singh Nayyar⁶

1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SD Dental College, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
2. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, SD Dental College, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SD Dental College, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SD Dental College, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
5. Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, SD Dental College, Parbhani, Maharashtra, India
6. 44, Behind Singla Nursing Home, New Friends’ Colony, Model Town, Panipat-132 103, Haryana, India
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International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 2015, Vol. 5, No. 30   doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2015.05.0030
Received: 09 Jul., 2015    Accepted: 10 Jul., 2015    Published: 13 Jul., 2015

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Dr. Agrawal Swapnil G., Dr. Nayyar Abhishek S., Dr. Panda Arun, Professor, Dr. Sabnis Rajesh, Dr. Wadhwani Ritesh and Abhishek Singh Nayyar, 2015, Traumatic Bone Cyst: Is Trauma Always the Cause or, Symptoms Always Lacking? A Case Report of an Unusual Case, International Journal of Clinical Case Reports, 5(30) 1-4 (doi: 10.5376/ijccr.2015.05.0030)

Lucas was the first to describe traumatic bone cyst (TBC) in the year 1929 as a cyst that was unique in that it lacked a well defined epithelial lining, so could not be classed with other epithelium-lined pathologic cavities defined as true cysts. The lesion is mainly diagnosed in younger age groups with an equal distribution between males and females and with the majority of TBCs being found in the body region of the mandible in the pre-molar-molar region. The lesion is usually asymptomatic and is often discovered co-incidentally on routine radiographic examination. The definitive diagnosis of traumatic bone cyst is invariably achieved at surgery. Surgical intervention reveals a void within the bone and healing generally ensues following intervention. Herewith, we are presenting a case of a symptomatic, traumatic bone cyst that involved the body region of mandible and was with a possible idiopathic origin.

TBC; Enucleation; Cystic lining; Scalloping effect; Unilocular radiolucency