The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
Original Article

Huge Dentigerous Cyst

Chong Nahm Kim, Sang Il Park, Jae Yeon Lee, Yoon Hee Cho

Copyright ⓒ 1998. Ewha Womans University School of Medicine. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published Online: Sep 30, 1998

Abstract

Dentigerous cyst represents cystic enlargement of the follicle of an impacted tooth. It is the sites of predilection mirror the favored sites if impacted teeth : mandibular third molars, maxillary third molars, and maxillary canines. These cysts are most prevalent in the second to fourth decades. Most cysts are asymmetric and are discovered on routine dental radiographs, but large examples can cause displacement or resorption of adjacent teeth and infection. Microscopical examination discloses a stratified squamous epithelium covering a fibrocollagenous cyst wall.

In this case, authors present a case of huge dentigerous cyst on right piriform fossa across the midline that enucleated successfully through the right gingivobuccal approach.

Keywords: Dentigerous cyst; Impacted tooth