Question 232 · LDEK · Cysts of the jaws
Indicate the false statement regarding the radicular cyst:
- A. it is always connected with the tooth with necrotic pulp.
- B. it occurs more often in the maxilla.
- C. it contains characteristic opalescent fluid.
- D. it is asymptomatic and usually found accidently on radiographs.
- E. if it develops in the area of the mental foramen, it can cause the so called Oppikofer symptom.
Hint
Recall which eponymous sign describes numbness of the lower lip and chin from compression of the inferior alveolar nerve.
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