Spontaneous regression of a dentigerous cyst in a middle-aged adult.
Follicular cysts associated with impacted teeth in adults usually increase in size or remain static. A case is presented in which a typical dentigerous cyst decreased in size without any subjective or objective evidence of spontaneous drainage.
D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous