Bilateral dentigerous cysts that involve all four dental quadrants: a case report and literature review.
10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.2.123
- Author:
Jae Yun JEON
1
;
Chang Joo PARK
;
Seok Hyun CHO
;
Kyung Gyun HWANG
Author Information
1. Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. hkg@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dentigerous cyst;
Syndrome;
Third molar
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Crowns;
Dentigerous Cyst*;
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Male;
Molar, Third;
Odontogenic Cysts;
Tooth
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2016;42(2):123-126
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Dentigerous cysts are common odontogenic cysts that are associated with the crown of the tooth and typically develop from single lesions. Bilateral and multiple dentigerous cysts are very rare and occur in patients with syndromic conditions. This paper presents a case report of a 15-year-old male patient that experienced non-syndromic bilateral dentigerous cysts that simultaneously occurred in all four dental quadrants around the unerupted third molars. Clinicians should confirm the extent of cystic lesions using a panoramic view and computed tomography, and should keep the possibility of bilateral dentigerous cysts in mind as a potential diagnosis, even in a non-syndromic patient.
