Open AccessBilateral dentigerous cysts that involve all four dental quadrants: a case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Jae Yun Jeon,
Chang Joo Park,
Seok Hyun Cho,
KyungGyun Hwang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the korean association of oral and maxillofacial surgeons/journal of the korean association of oral and maxillofacial surgeon/daehan gu'gang ag'anmyeon oe'gwa haghoeji
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2234-5930
pISSN - 1225-1585
DOI - 10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.2.123
Subject(s) - dentigerous cyst , medicine , molar , crown (dentistry) , odontogenic , dentistry , computed tomography , odontogenic cyst , orthodontics , radiology , pathology
Dentigerous cysts are common odontogenic cysts that are associated with the crown of the tooth and typically develop from single lesions. Bilateral and multiple dentigerous cysts are very rare and occur in patients with syndromic conditions. This paper presents a case report of a 15-year-old male patient that experienced non-syndromic bilateral dentigerous cysts that simultaneously occurred in all four dental quadrants around the unerupted third molars. Clinicians should confirm the extent of cystic lesions using a panoramic view and computed tomography, and should keep the possibility of bilateral dentigerous cysts in mind as a potential diagnosis, even in a non-syndromic patient.