Abstract
A dentigerous cyst associated with a permanent tooth in the jaws is a frequently encountered type of odontogenic cyst, but very rarely arises from a deciduous tooth. We present a case of dentigerous cyst associated with a second upper deciduous molar. The patient was a 2-year-old infant who presented with gingival swelling at a left maxillary molar. The clinical diagnosis was an odontogenic cyst, and marspialization was carried out with the patient under general anesthesia. Histological examination showed that the cyst wall was lined by non-keratining squamous epithelium, with dense proliferation of epithelium cells with abundant vascularization in some areas. There have been no clinical or radiologic signs of recurrence for 5 years after marspialization.
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