Odontogenic Keratocyst (circumscribed)

Features

It is lined by keratinizing epithelium.
It is usually located in the mandible (posterior body and ramus region).
It can occur at any age but most develop during the second and third decade.
It can become very large. It extends along the body of the mandible causing minimal mediolateral expansion.
Unilocular (often with scalloped margins) or multilocular (more often in larger lesions)
Smooth margins, well-defined, often well-corticated.
Tendency for recurrence after inadequate surgery.
Adjacent teeth: vital, rarely resorbed.

A case of circumscribed odontogenic keratocyst.