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- Figure 1.
Cropped images of the anterior mandible, depicted on orthopantomograms of a patient at the age of 7 (A), 9 (B), 10 (C), and 11 (D) years. A: The anterior mandible exhibits normal osseous structures in the region of the left inferior lateral incisor and left inferior canine. B: Two years later, a small radiolucent area had become visible below the apex of the left lateral incisor. C: At the age of 10 years, this ovally-shaped radiolucent zone extends below the incompletely developed root of the left inferior canine. The lesion exhibits a sclerotic margin at its lower border. D: At the time of admission, the lesion even extends to the left inferior first premolar. Arrows point to the mesial border of the lesion (B-D).
- Figure 2.
Cropped images derived from cone beam computed tomograms of the anterior mandible in three planes. A: In the sagittal view, the cove enters the mandibular base below the roots of the incisors. The borders appear in this section radiopaque equivalent to cortical bone. B: In the coronal view, the distinct borders at the most anterior part of the cavity are depicted. C: In the occlusal view, the bi-lobed depression becomes evident.
- Figure 3.
On magnetic resonance imaging, the sublingual gland was found to extend into the defect. A: In the sagittal view the isointense signal of the gland extends into the bone (arrow). B: The axial view delineates the glandular protrusion into the mandibular depression of the left anterior lingual mandibular margin (arrow). C: On transcutaneous ultrasound imaging of the floor of the mouth, the left sublingual gland (arrow) appears to have a slightly greater transverse diameter.
