title: Paradental cyst mimicking a radicular cyst on the adjacent tooth: case report and review of terminology.
abstract: A distinctive form of paradental cyst can occur on the buccal and apical aspects of erupted mandibular molars. This cyst has peculiar clinical and radiographic features, although the microscopic findings are the same as those of odontogenic inflammatory cysts. Diagnostic and therapeutic problems can occur when this lesion is misinterpreted as a radicular cyst. The purpose of this paper is to present an additional case of a paradental cyst in the buccal and mesial aspects of a mandibular second molar involving the apical area of a mandibular first molar. The difficulty of diagnosis, treatment, and controversies regarding terminology are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology (Pathology), Bauru Dental School, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tarcília Aparecida
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Aline Carvalho
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Edevaldo Tadeu
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Camarini
authors.forename: Vanessa Soares
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Consolaro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008963:Molar; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010509:Periodontal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D012391:Root Resorption / Q000209:etiology