Key Points
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Both arteriovenous malformations and solitary bone cysts can present in the mandible.
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Mental nerve paraesthesia can be a presenting feature with both types of lesions and diagnosis may be difficult.
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Arteriovenous malformations of the mandible can have potentially life-threatening complications.
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Both arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and solitary bone cysts of the mandible are uncommon lesions. The latter can be considered fairly innocuous but AVMs require careful management. The following is a description of a case where an arteriovenous malformation of the mandible presented with mental nerve paraesthesia. However, radiographically the features appeared to be consistent with a solitary bone cyst. It is important for clinicians in both a primary and secondary care setting to be aware that this type of lesion can have life threatening complications.
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Seehra, J., Horner, K. & Coulthard, P. Arteriovenous malformation of the mandible — A case report. Br Dent J 201, 25–27 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4813782
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