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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 292-295 |
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Dentigerous cyst in the maxilla associated with two supernumerary teeth: A rare entity
Sk. Abdul Mahmud, Mousumi Pal, Sanjeet Kumar Das, Ritesh Aich
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Sanjeet Kumar Das
B-5/172, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2321-4848.171928
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A dentigerous cyst is a developmental odontogenic cyst, which apparently develops by accumulation of fluid between the reduced enamel epithelium and the crown of an unerupted tooth. Through various cases that have been reported, it is observed that 95% of this cyst is associated with permanent dentition while only 5-6% is in association with supernumerary teeth. Mesiodens, a supernumerary tooth situated between the maxillary central incisors, has a prevalence of 0.15-1.9%. Here, a dentigerous cyst in association with a pair of impacted mesiodens is reported in a 56-year-old female patient. |
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