case_images: PMC3304188_01
case_images: Pre operative picture; arrow points the lesion
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case_images: F1
case_images: On examination, a diffuse smooth swelling was found in the right mandibular body area with an impacted tooth like structure [Figure 1], which was tender on palpation.
case_images: OPG revealing the lesion
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case_images: F2
case_images: Orthopantomogram (OPG) revealed a radiopaque mass in the right mandibular premolar area measuring 10 x 15 mm with well-defined borders and a radiolucent lining in the body region of the mandible associated with an impacted tooth [Figure 2].
case_images: Intra operative picture revealing the tooth like structure
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case_images: F3
case_images: A crestal incision was given and mucoperiosteal flap was retracted [Figure 3], the lesion was exposed [Figure 4] and was taken out after sectioning [Figure 5].
case_images: Intra operative - entire lesion
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case_images: F4
case_images: A crestal incision was given and mucoperiosteal flap was retracted [Figure 3], the lesion was exposed [Figure 4] and was taken out after sectioning [Figure 5].
case_images: Excised lesion
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case_images: F5
case_images: A crestal incision was given and mucoperiosteal flap was retracted [Figure 3], the lesion was exposed [Figure 4] and was taken out after sectioning [Figure 5].
case_images: Excised lesion (reassembled)
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case_images: F6
case_images: The excised lesion was reassembled [Figure 6], which revealed a bony mass with a tooth like structure.