Mandibular buccal infected cyst in a six-year-old girl: report of case.
Characteristics of a mandibular infected cyst are unique, including: the young age of the patient; involvement of a caries-free, vital mandibular molar; buccal periostitis; and radiographic preservation of the continuity of the apical lamina dura. Histologic findings in this case confirmed the diagnosis.
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*