A multilocular cyst of the jaw is more likely:__________?

Correct answer: C. Keratocyst

  • A. Dental cyst
  • B. Dentigerous cyst
  • C. Keratocyst
  • D. Simple bone cyst

Explanation

An odontogenic keratocyst commonly develops as a multilocular radiolucency, especially when large. Dental, dentigerous, and simple bone cysts are more often unilocular, although dentigerous cysts can occasionally become multilocular.

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