Conservative Approach of a Dentigerous Cyst

Conservative Management of a Dentigerous Cyst Associated with Impacted Maxillary Premolar Teeth, a Case Report with a Review of Literatures

A Dentigerous Cyst (DC) is the most common developmental odontogenic cyst that mostly happens in patients between 10 to 30 years of age. It is usually completely asymptomatic and is discovered on a routine radiographic examination or to evaluate the reason for an erupted tooth. Radiographically, this cyst usually presents a well-defined unilocular radiolucency attached to CEJ of an unerupted to...

Conservative treatment of the dentigerous cyst: report of two cases

1Departament of Oral Diagnosis, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 2 Area of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Bahia Foundation for Developement of Science (FBDC) /SESAB, Salvador, BA, Brazil 3 Area of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Roberto Santos General Hospital and Child Hospital, Salvador and Feira de Santana, Bahia, BA, Brazil 4 Areas of Oral ...

Conservative approach to a large dentigerous cyst in an 11-year-old patient

Dentigerous cyts are form of benevolent odontogenic cyts which are related to crowns of permament teeth. Often, they are described as unilocular radiolucent lesions and barely seen in childhood era. This article aims to show a case about 11 year old boy having a dentigerous cyst associated with the mandibular canine and a premolar. Extraction of the primary molars and marsupialization of the le...

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 ...

A Case of Dentigerous Cyst