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01.12.2012 | Case Report
Uncommon dentigerous cyst related to a maxillary lateral incisor in a 03-year-old boy
verfasst von:
Luciana Soares de Andrade Freitas Oliveira, Delano Oliveira Souza, Frederico Sampaio Neves, Jean Nunes dos Santos, Paulo Sérgio Flores Campos, Ieda Crusoé-Rebello
Erschienen in:
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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Ausgabe 4/2012
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Abstract
Background
The dentigerous cyst is usually defined as a cystic cavity that surrounds the crown of an unerupted tooth on the cementoenamel junction. The present article reports a case of an uncommon dentigerous cyst, highlighting its clinical, radiographic and surgical characteristics and discussing the aspects related to its development in infancy.
Case report
A 03-year-old boy patient presented with an extensive radiolucid area involving the crown of the right maxillary lateral incisor. A surgical excision was performed. Anatomopathological examination revealed a cystic tissue with a fibrous wall surrounded by nonkeratinized stratified squamous oral epithelium, without atypia.
Conclusion
It is possible that the dentigerous cyst grows in the dental germ in any stage of development and not only in the follicle of a tooth with calcified crown attached to the cementoenamel junction.