Simple Bone Cyst: Two Case Report

The simple bone cyst is an uncommon nonepithelial lined cavity of the jaws. The lesion is mainly diagnosed in young patients most frequently during the second decade of life. The pathogenesis of simple bone cyst still remains a matter of conjecture and several theories have been s uggested.Majority of them are located in the mandibular body between the canine and third molar. Clinically, the lesion is asymptomatic and is often accidentally discovered on routine radiological examination usually as an unilocular radiolucent area with a scalloping effect. The definite diagnosis of traumatic cyst can only be determined at surgery. Often the material for histological examination may be scanty or non-existent.It is very often difficult for a definite histologic diagnosis to be achieved. Careful curettage of the lesion favors progressive bone regeneration. In this case we present well documented diagnosis, surgical examination and postoperative healing of a simple bone cyst involving the body of the mandible in different genders and range of age.