title: Dentigerous cyst associated with an upper permanent central incisor: case report and literature review.
abstract: Traumas to deciduous teeth may have severe consequences. This article addresses a dentigerous cyst case report associated with an upper permanent incisor, unusual site of occurrence, which was impacted and dislodged from its natural site of eruption after trauma at the deciduous predecessor. The main aspects of etiopathology and its clinical characteristics are also discussed, with special focus on the radiographic features of the diagnosis in order to allow for an accurate surgical planning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, São Paulo University, Brazil. mgnhomem@fo.usp.br
authors.forename: HomemMariadaGraça
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naclério
authors.forename: Wilma Alexandre
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Simões
authors.forename: DeboniMariaCristina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zindel
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chilvarquer
authors.forename: Traina Andreia
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Aparecida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000473:pathology*; D008437:Maxilla; D011859:Radiography; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000150:complications; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000293:injuries; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery