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Periapical cyst / abscess

 

nMost common lesion of jaw or maxilla associated with teeth

 

nAKA periodontal, apical periodontal, radicular, or dental cyst

 

nRelated to poor dentition, chronic odontogenic infection

 

nMost common in maxillary teeth, may rupture into sinus or cause bone remodeling

 

nResidual cyst assd with previous extraction

 

nLateral periodontal cyst is noninflammatory


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