Maxillary abnormality in the medieval Blessed friar Egidio from Laurenzana (Basilicata, southern Italy)

Blessed Egidio was a revered Catholic friar who lived in Basilicata (southern Italy) between the 15th and 16th centuries A.D. His natural mummy is preserved Mother Church of Laurenzana, village where he lived. During recent restoration conservation relic, palaeopathological analysis carried out. This revealed osteolytic lesions that affected maxillary bones, as two injuries were different morphology size distinctly afflicted right left maxillae. The macroscopic radiographic appearance lesion on maxilla its proximity to premolar tooth showed periapical granuloma suggest diagnosis an inflammatory odontogenic cyst (radicular cyst). second lesion, maxilla, non-specific might have been consequence process. Odontogenic cysts are common modern human populations but poorly described date ancient populations. case represents new rare diagnosed field palaeopathology.