A 5 x 3-cm mandibular structure and eight teeth were found inside an asymptomatic ovarian dermoid cyst that was removed from a 15-year-old girl in New York, according to a case report published online ...

First described in 1942, Stafne bone defects (SBDs), are well-defined, radio-lucent lingual depressions of the lower jaw bone that are asymptomatic and most frequently diagnosed in middle-aged men.

Subchondral bone cysts are sacs of fluid that form inside the joints. These cysts occur in the subchondral bone, the layer of bone just under the cartilage. Symptoms include pain and swelling of the ...

Glandular odontogenic cysts (GOCs) are rare developmental lesions of the jaw that exhibit both odontogenic and glandular characteristics. Their diagnosis is often challenging due to overlapping ...

Q: I have a lump on the outside of my jaw. When I mess with it, it seems to get bigger and becomes tender. I cannot feel it through the inside of my cheek unless I push it up from the outside, but I ...

Dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper , is on a roll with her epidermoid cyst removals. On Monday, she posted an extraction of a "powdered mashed potato" cyst that she removed from a ...

Arionna McKnight was looking at six months or more without a set of teeth at just 15 years old after a dentist found a tumor growing in her jaw. But a surgery new to the Medical University of South ...

A PATIENT who suffered ‘facial swelling, difficulty eating, weight loss and a constant blood-filled mouth’ has been paid £30,000 after claiming a dentist failed to diagnose two cysts in his jaw for ...

Highlights the importance of early referral of patients whose sole presenting complaint is altered sensation/numbness. Encourages taking a thorough past medical history at the initial consultation.