Mandibular infected buccal cyst: case report and review of literature.
A rare lesion of unknown etiology, the mandibular infected buccal cyst, is associated with the buccal surfaces of vital mandibular first molars in pediatric patients. The exact histogenesis is uncertain, but it is believed to be an odontogenic cyst of inflammatory origin. A well-documented example of this rare entity is presented here.
Bossong
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Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York City.
Sacks
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Morales
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D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010509:Periodontal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*