Role of Dental Professionals in the Management of a Dentigerous Cyst in a Patient With Amelogenesis Imperfecta

Cureus. 2022 Dec 19;14(12):e32696. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32696. eCollection 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) is a hereditary condition that affects the clinical features and structure of the enamel. The enamel formation diseases are inherited and might be X-linked, autosomal dominant, recessive, sex-related, or sporadic. Dental professionals should evaluate such patients completely, both clinically and radiographically, to detect any cysts associated with impacted or unerupted teeth. This report describes the case of a 10-year-old patient affected by amelogenesis imperfecta with a dentigerous cyst involving an impacted tooth and an unerupted tooth of the maxilla.

Keywords: amelogenesis imperfecta; dentigerous cyst; dentists; impacted tooth; indian dentist; marsupilization.

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