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Dentigerous Cyst in the Left Maxillary Sinus - a Case Report


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1 Department of Oral Pathology, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Oral Surgery, Daswani Dental College and Hospital, Kota, Rajasthan, India
     

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Dentigerous or follicular cysts are the second most common type of odontogenic cyst. The cyst develops from the proliferation of the enamel organ remnant or reduced enamel epithelium. It is attached to the tooth cervix (cemento-enamel junction) and encloses the crown of the unerupted tooth. The most common sites of this cyst are the mandibular and maxillary third molars and maxillary cuspid areas, since these are the most common impacted teeth. We report a case of dentigerous cyst in a 12 year old female associated with left maxillary canine which was impacted in the maxillary sinus, with a retained deciduous maxillary canine.

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Dentigerous Cyst, Impacted Maxillary Canine, Maxillary Sinus
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Authors

Priya Sahni
Department of Oral Pathology, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Fazil Arshad
Department of Oral Surgery, Daswani Dental College and Hospital, Kota, Rajasthan, India

Abstract


Dentigerous or follicular cysts are the second most common type of odontogenic cyst. The cyst develops from the proliferation of the enamel organ remnant or reduced enamel epithelium. It is attached to the tooth cervix (cemento-enamel junction) and encloses the crown of the unerupted tooth. The most common sites of this cyst are the mandibular and maxillary third molars and maxillary cuspid areas, since these are the most common impacted teeth. We report a case of dentigerous cyst in a 12 year old female associated with left maxillary canine which was impacted in the maxillary sinus, with a retained deciduous maxillary canine.

Keywords


Dentigerous Cyst, Impacted Maxillary Canine, Maxillary Sinus

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