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. 1999 Jul;51(3):66-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF02996535.

Giant dentigerous cyst

S Das  1 , A Bhowmick, S Mukherjee, L M Ghosh, S Banerjee
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Giant dentigerous cyst

S Das et al. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1999 Jul.

Abstract

Dentigerous cyst - a cyst of dental origin, though common in lower jaw is relatively uncommon in upper jaw. Here a 14 years, F, presented with huge swelling of unilateral maxilla and clinicoradiologically diagnosed as dentigerous cyst is being reported along with brief review of literature.

Keywords: Dentigerous cyst; Dentigerous cyst maxilla.

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