Open AccessRelative frequency of dentigerous cyst in Iranian population: A 20-year retrospective study
Author(s) -
Alireza Lotfi,
Sina Shirkavand,
Sepideh Mokhtari,
Saman Salehi Zalani,
Saede Atarbashi-Moghadam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_392_17
Subject(s) - dentigerous cyst , shahid , medicine , premolar , dentistry , odontogenic cyst , population , maxilla , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , lesion , crown (dentistry) , molar , orthodontics , cyst , pathology , biology , philosophy , botany , theology , environmental health , genus
Dentigerous cyst (DC) is the most common type of developmental odontogenic cysts which apparently develops via accumulation of fluid between the reduced enamel epithelium and crown of the tooth. The aim of this study is to analyze the frequency of DC in Iranian population.