A 14-Year-Old Boy Presents with an Asymptomatic, Well-Defined Radiolucent Lesion

question 39

Multiple Choice

A 14-year-old boy presents with an asymptomatic, well-defined radiolucent lesion in the posterior aspect of his mandible. The lesion is found in association with an impacted molar. Which of the following should be included in a differential diagnosis?

• A) Dentigerous cyst
• B) Paget's disease
• C) Osteoblastoma
• D) Odontoma
• E) Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins and are essential to many biological functions.

Ribosomes

Molecular machines within cells that synthesize proteins by translating messenger RNA into polypeptide chains.

mRNA Codons

Sequences of three nucleotides in messenger RNA that specify the addition of a particular amino acid to a growing polypeptide chain during protein synthesis.

DNA Triplets

Sequences of three nucleotides in DNA that code for a specific amino acid or a start/stop signal in protein synthesis.