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A Conservative Surgical Approach in the Management of Radicular Cysts Associated with Primary Molar Teeth: A Report From 2 Cases

Highlights

  • We would like to report on two cases of radicular cysts managed by conservative surgery in children with dental caries infection, presenting with jaw swellings

  • The case 2 was an 8 year old girl, who had presented with a discreet expansion of the body of the mandible on left side resulting in a mild facial asymmetry

  • On examination the swelling was hard on palpation in the vicinity of lower left molar tooth. In both the cases, radiographic findings revealed a welldefined unilocular radiolucency measuring approximately 25 mm in its largest diameter, extending from the periapical area of 75 tooth to the mesial aspect of 36 tooth

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4 Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Chettinad Dental College & Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu - 603103, India. We would like to report on two cases of radicular cysts managed by conservative surgery in children with dental caries infection, presenting with jaw swellings. The Case 1, was a 7 year old boy who had presented with an asymptomatic swelling on the left side of face for a month.

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