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Case Reports
. 2015 Mar;14(Suppl 1):4-6.
doi: 10.1007/s12663-011-0172-6. Epub 2011 Apr 12.

Marsupialization of dentigerous cyst: report of a case

Cintia Mussi Milani Contar  1 , César Augusto Thomé  2 , Adriane Pompermayer  3 , João Rodrigo Sarot  4 , Rosângela Oliveira Vinagre  5 , Maria Ângela Naval Machado  4
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Marsupialization of dentigerous cyst: report of a case

Cintia Mussi Milani Contar et al. J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Dentigerous cyst is a common pathologic entity associated with an impacted tooth. The standard treatment for this lesion is enucleation and extraction of the involved tooth. Marsupialization of dentigerous cyst has also been advocated, once in many cases it can maintain the impacted tooth in its cavity and promotes its eruption. This report describes a case of a 13-year-old girl with a large dentigerous cyst associated with mandibular right second molar. The cyst was marsupialized and the patient was checked weekly. Two months after the surgical procedure the impacted tooth was completely erupted without orthodontic traction and therapy.

Keywords: Dentigerous cyst; Enucleation; Impacted tooth; Marsupialization.

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Panoramic radiograph showing a well-defined osteolytic lesion measuring 3 cm in diameter. The right second molar is included in the lesion. Note that the root apex is still open
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Transoperative view of the cystic cavity
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Two months after marsupialization, tooth completely erupted
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Two-year follow-up showing complete bone remodeling and no sign of recurrence
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