Bilateral maxillary dentigerous cysts: a case report

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 May;95(5):632-5. doi: 10.1067/moe.2003.123.

Abstract

Dentigerous cysts are benign odontogenic cysts that are associated with the crowns of permanent teeth. They are usually single in occurrence and located in the mandible. Multiple cysts are reported in patients with conditions such as mucopolysaccharidosis and basal cell nevus syndrome. We present the radiologic findings of bilateral impacted maxillary cuspids with dentigerous cysts displacing the maxillary sinuses in a nonsyndromic patient, a condition that, to our knowledge, has not been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cuspid / pathology
  • Dentigerous Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Dentigerous Cyst / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Maxillary Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Diseases / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tooth, Impacted / diagnosis