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Clinical aspect of the lesion (arrow), showing the very small size of the lesion, denoting the difficulty in spotting it without thorough examination.
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The nodule was asymptomatic, cystic in appearance, fluctuant, and noncompressible (Figure 1).
Panoramal radiograph showing agenesis of the lower lateral incisors and premolars. Inset periapical radiograph showing no evidence of bone involvement.
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Complementing his oral assessment, he also had bilateral agenesis of his lower lateral incisors and first premolars (Figure 2).
Cystic cavity lined by a thin and flattened epithelial lining.
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Histological sections revealed a cystic cavity lined by two or three layers of odontogenic epithelium (Figure 3), exhibiting focal epithelial plates containing clear cells (Figure 4).
High-power showing in detail a plaque of the epithelial lining.
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Histological sections revealed a cystic cavity lined by two or three layers of odontogenic epithelium (Figure 3), exhibiting focal epithelial plates containing clear cells (Figure 4).