'Dentigerous Cyst - Report of two unusual cases'

Autor: Vidya K Lohe, Shirish S Degwekar, Atul D Indurkar, Rahul R Bhowate
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vol 19, Iss 4, Pp 544-547 (2007)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0972-1363
0975-1572
Popis: The dentigerous cyst is the second most common type of odontogenic cyst. Dentigerous cyst originates after the crown of tooth has been completely fonned, by accumulation of fluid between reduced enamel epithelium and tooth 1 crown. The cyst is always associated initially with the crown of impacted, embedded or unerupted tooth. The most common sites are mandibular and maxillary third molars and maxillary canine." In this article two cases of dentigerous cysts involving maxilla with unusual presentations are discussed.
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