title: Dermoid cyst of the maxilla.
abstract: Dermoid cysts of the jaw bones are very rare. A case of an intraosseous dermoid cyst of the maxilla of a 5-year-old-male is reported. The possible origins are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. lbodner@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bodner
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Woldenberg
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sion-Vardy
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed