MASSIVE DENTIGEROUS CYST INVOLVING THE ENTIRE RIGHT MAXILLA - A CASE REPORT

Dr K. S Manjunath, Dr Shashidhara Kamath, Dr Bindhu Ghorpade, Dr Nivedita Sajeev, Dr Fathima Shamra, Dr Adarsh L Pawar

Abstract


The Dentigerous cysts are odontogenic cysts which originates from reduced enamel epithelium in an unerupted tooth or it encloses the crown of  an unerupted or impacted tooth at cementoenamel junction, it is estimated to about 20% of all epithelium lined cysts and 2nd most common odontogenic cyst after radicular cyst. Here is a case report of dentigerous cyst of right maxilla which has been discussed below

Full Text:

PDF

References


Stafne, E. C.: Supernumerary teeth. Dental Cosmos 1932: 74: 653-659

Shear M, Speight P. Cysts of the oral and maxillofacial regions. 4th ed.

Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2007. p. 5978.

Karthik Rajaram Mohan, Balan Natarajan, Sudhaamani Mani, Yasmeen ahmed Sahuthullah, Arivukkadal Vijaya Kannan, Haritha Doraiswamy, An infected dentigerous cyst associated with an impacted permanent maxillary canine, inverted mesiodens and impacted supernumerary teeth,Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences July 2013 Vol 5 Supplement 2

Boyczuk MP, Berger JR, Lazow SK. Identifying a deciduous dentigerous cyst. J Am Dent Assoc 1995;126:643-4.

Browne RM. The pathogenesis of odontogenic cysts: A review. J Oral

Pathol 1975;4:31‑46.

Lustmann and L. Bodner: Dentigerous cysts associated with supernumerary teeth.

Int. J. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 1988; 17: 100-102.

Neville BW, Damm DD, Allen CM, Bouquot JE. Odontogenic cysts and tumors. In: Neville BW, Damm DD, Allen CM, Bouquot JE, editors.Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2002. p. 589‑642.

Benn A, Altini M. Dentigerous cysts of inflammatory origin: A clinicopathologic study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 1996;81:203-9.

Ustuner E, Fitoz S, Atasoy C, Erden I, Akyar S. Bilateral maxillary dentigerous cysts - A case report. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2003;95:632-5

Toller PA. The osmolality of fluids from cysts of the jaws. Br Dent J 1970;129:275-8

Bharath K P, Revathy V, Poornima S, Subba Reddy V V. Dentigerous cyst in an uncommon site: A rare entity. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2011;29, Suppl S1:99-103


Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.