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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun 27;10(2):e111.
doi: 10.21142/2523-2754-1002-2022-111. eCollection 2022 Apr-Jun.

Dentigerous cyst and the importance of early detection. report of a pediatric case

Olger Jesús Benavides-Guzmán  1 , Alejandro Pineda Méndez  1 , Yalil Augusto Rodríguez-Cárdenas  1 , Arón Aliaga-Del Castillo  2 , Gustavo Armando Ruíz-Mora  3
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Dentigerous cyst and the importance of early detection. report of a pediatric case

Olger Jesús Benavides-Guzmán et al. Rev Cient Odontol (Lima). .

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Dentigerous cysts are a common cystic pathology that develop between the first and third decade of life and are mainly associated with impacted or erupted mandibular third molars followed by maxillary canines and maxillary third molars. These kinds of cysts are the result of the proliferation of enamel epithelium after its formation, the pathogenesis of which is not clear. Few of these cysts have been reported in pediatric patients. The following case report presents the rare occurrence of a dentigerous cyst in a 6-year-old boy and describes the treatment administered.

Los quistes dentígeros son una patología quística común que se desarrolla entre la primera y la tercera década de la vida, y se asocian principalmente con terceros molares mandibulares incluidos o erupcionados, seguidos de caninos superiores y terceros molares superiores. Este tipo de quistes son el resultado de la proliferación del epitelio del esmalte después de su formación, cuya patogenia no está clara. Se han informado pocos de estos quistes en pacientes pediátricos. El siguiente reporte de caso presenta la rara ocurrencia de un quiste dentígero en un niño de 6 años y describe el tratamiento administrado.

Keywords: cone beam computed tomography; dentigerous cyst; developmental cyst; pediatric.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Panoramic radiography revealing an expansile radiolucent lesion related to the first molar in the left side.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Axial and transaxial view in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).
Figure 3
Figure 3. Intraoperative photography.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Extracted tooth with the cystic lesion.
Figure 5
Figure 5. Histopahological section.
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