The traumatic bone cyst: review of literature and report of two cases.

The traumatic bone cyst, seen by clinicians both physician and dentist alike, is a well recognized yet poorly understood entity whose pathogenesis remains obscure. Generally asymptomatic, this lesion is most often found as an incidental finding on routine radiographic survey. Its diagnosis, however, is important to rule out more significant pathology. A brief review of pertinent literature and two new cases of traumatic bone cyst have been presented, including an infrequently reported case of traumatic bone cysts occurring bilaterally in the mandible.