title: A clinical and histopathological study of radicular cysts associated with primary molars.
abstract: Radicular cysts originating from primary teeth are considered rare. The study analyzed 49 primary molars with radiolucent lesions ranging from 4-15 mm in diameter. 73.5% of the lesions were diagnosed as radicular cysts, and 26.5% as granulomas. The lesions were more frequent in the mandible. All lesions were associated with severely decayed teeth and only 4 had previous pulp therapy. The present study and the survey of the literature suggest that radicular cysts associated with primary teeth are not rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mass
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirshberg
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology*; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D012390:Root Canal Therapy; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*