Dentigerous cyst associated with a deciduous tooth. A case report.
A case of a dentigerous cyst associated with a deciduous tooth in a 2-year-old boy is presented. Radiologic examination revealed a well-defined radiolucency in the right maxilla associated with the crown of a maxillary second deciduous molar. The cyst cavity was lined with nonkeratinized squamous epithelium, and odontogenic epithelial islands were seen in subepithelial connective tissue.
Kusukawa
J
J
Department of Pathology and Oral Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Irie
K
K
Morimatsu
M
M
Koyanagi
S
S
Kameyama
T
T
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology