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Extraoral photograph of the patient with a swelling on the left side of the face
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Tehran, Iran, in 2019, presenting with a large swelling and pain on the left side of the face and limited mouth opening (Figure 1). The patient reported that the swelling started a week before, following which she had referred to a local dentist, and panoramic radiography was prescribed. The patient was then referred to a hospital to be assessed by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
First Panoramic image preoperatively
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The panoramic image showed a well-defined unilocular osteolytic cystic lesion extending from the distal aspect of the lower left third molar posterosuperiorly to the ascending ramus, reaching close to the mandibular condyle (Figure 2).
Final panoramic image
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Healing was notably significant; the bone regenerated properly, and no signs of recurrence were evident in follow-up (Figure 3).