• The radiolucency usually arises in the cemento-enamel junction of the tooth. • If a follicular space on the radiograph is more than 5 mm, an odontogenic cyst can be suspected.
• Differential diagnoses of such radiolucency include Odontogenic keratocyst Radicular cyst Odontogenic tumors Ameloblastoma Pindborg’s tumor Odontoma Odontogenic fibroma Cementoma
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