Non syndromic unilateral dentigerous cyst in a 4-year-old child: A rare case report

Non syndromic unilateral dentigerous cyst in a 4-year-old child: A rare case report

Dentigerous cyst is the most prevalent type of odontogenic cyst and is associated with crown of an unerupted or a developing tooth and accounts more than 24% of jaw cysts. Here, we present an interesting case of dentigerous cyst in a 4-year-old boy, which developed around an unerupted maxillary firs...

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Veröffentlicht in:Contemporary clinical dentistry 2011-10, Vol.2 (4), p.398-401
Hauptverfasser: Tilakraj, T N, Kiran, N K, Mukunda, K S, Rao, Shwetha
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Case studies
Children
Children & youth
Cysts
Dentigerous cysts
Dentistry
Diagnosis
Diseases
enucleation
infected primary tooth
odontogenic cyst
Teeth
Tooth diseases
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Zusammenfassung:Dentigerous cyst is the most prevalent type of odontogenic cyst and is associated with crown of an unerupted or a developing tooth and accounts more than 24% of jaw cysts. Here, we present an interesting case of dentigerous cyst in a 4-year-old boy, which developed around an unerupted maxillary first premolar. Histological examination revealed a cyst with 1-2-cell-thick epithelial lining and presence of inflammatory cells in the connective tissue.
ISSN:0976-237X
0976-2361
DOI:10.4103/0976-237X.91813