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Dentigerous cyst with parietal and intracystic calcifications: A case report and literature review.

Authors :
Borrás-Ferreres J
Sánchez-Torres A
Aguirre-Urizar JM
Gay-Escoda C
Source :
Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry [J Clin Exp Dent] 2018 Mar 01; Vol. 10 (3), pp. e296-e299. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 01 (Print Publication: 2018).
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Background: Dentigerous cyst appears surrounding the crown of an included tooth. On the radiographic exam, a radiolucent rounded well-defined lesion can be observed.<br />Material and Methods: This study reports a clinical case of a 34-years old man with a pericoronal radiolucent lesion associated to an impacted lower third molar with the presence of radiopaque material inside. The radiological differential diagnosis was calcifying odontogenic tumor, adenomatoid odontogenic tumor and dentigerous cyst. The impacted third molar was removed and the lesion was sent for the histopathological exam.<br />Results: The histopathological diagnosis was dentigerous cyst with capsular calcifications. Specifically, parietal calcifications on its connective wall and a piece of cemento-osseous tissue inside.<br />Conclusions: Non-neoplastic lesions such as dentigerous cysts could develop radiopacities inside the radiolucent pericoronal area. Key words: Dentigerous cyst, calcifications, third molar, differential diagnosis.<br />Competing Interests: Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest or sources of funding for this particular study.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1989-5488
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29721233
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4317/jced.54505