Bilateral dentigerous cyst - A case report

Dentigerous Cyst: A Case Report

The lining of an odontogenic cyst may show potential for neoplastic transformation to non odontogenic malignancies like squamous cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma and also odontogenic tumors like ameloblastoma and adenoamatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT). Unicystic ameloblastoma is a single cystic cavity lesion which shows ameloblastomatous differentiation in the lining. The clinical and ...

Dentigerous Cyst Associated with an impacted Mesiodens: A Case Report

Dentigerous cysts are the most common odontogenic cysts of the jaws. The dentigerous cyst arise from around the crown of impacted, embedded, or unerupted teeth. Most often they involve mandibular third molars followed by maxillary canines, maxillary third molars.The main reason of dentigerous cyst is unknown but it rarely occurs around a supernumerary tooth. Only 5% of dentigerous cysts involve...

Bilateral maxillary dentigerous cysts: a case report.

Dentigerous cysts are benign odontogenic cysts that are associated with the crowns of permanent teeth. They are usually single in occurrence and located in the mandible. Multiple cysts are reported in patients with conditions such as mucopolysaccharidosis and basal cell nevus syndrome. We present the radiologic findings of bilateral impacted maxillary cuspids with dentigerous cysts displacing t...

A Case of Dentigerous Cyst

Dentigerous Cyst Associated with a Mesiodens: A Case Report

Dentigerous cysts are the second most common odontogenic cysts after radicular cysts and are most commonly seen in association with third molars and maxillary canines. Only 5% of dentigerous cysts involve supernumerary teeth, of which mesiodens is the most frequent type. This paper presents a case of dentigerous cyst associated with a mesiodens that caused a painless swelling in the upper lip o...