Radicular cysts may account for up to as many as 70% of all cystic jawbone lesions. These cysts are thought to be the end results of epithelial cell rests proliferating during inflammation of teeth ...

Small incipient lesions may be mistaken for a common periapical granuloma or cyst and the tooth may be treated endodontically or extracted with the lesion going undiagnosed or inadequately treated.