On a routine radiographic exam, a well-defined radiolucent lesion was seen in the body of the mandible of a 17-year-old boy. At the time of operation, it proved to be an empty cavity. This is a(an) _____.
Traumatic bone cysts characteristically occur in the body of the mandible of teenagers. They are pseudocysts in that they have no epithelial lining. They are empty cavities.
Osteoporotic bone marrow
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Odontogenic keratocyst
Traumatic bone cyst