Uncommon dentigerous cyst related to a maxillary lateral incisor in a 03-year-old boy

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...

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Published in:Oral and maxillofacial surgery 2012-12, Vol.16 (4), p.383-388
Main Authors: de Andrade Freitas Oliveira, Luciana Soares, Souza, Delano Oliveira, Neves, Frederico Sampaio, dos Santos, Jean Nunes, Campos, Paulo Sérgio Flores, Crusoé-Rebello, Ieda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Child, Preschool
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography - methods
Dentigerous Cyst - diagnosis
Dentistry
Epithelium - pathology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
Incisor - pathology
Male
Maxillary Diseases - diagnosis
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multidetector Computed Tomography - methods
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Tooth Crown - pathology
Tooth, Unerupted - pathology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1865-1550
1865-1569
DOI:10.1007/s10006-011-0301-x