title: Management of a large dentigerous cyst occurring in a six-year-old boy.
abstract: A case of dentigerous cyst in a six-year-old healthy Brazilian boy, who had a diagnostic hypothesis of ameloblastoma and keratocyst because of the extension and radiographic appearance is presented. The importance of a previous incisional biopsy and consequent conservative treatment is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Juliana Yuri
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Roberto Pereira
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: de Magalhães
authors.forename: Suzana C O M
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Marina H C G
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Magalhaes
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis