title: Submerged mandibular carious deciduous second molar along with an impacted second premolar associated with an atypical inflammatory follicular cyst: a rare case report.
abstract: The author presents a case of submerged carious deciduous molar along with an inflammatory atypical follicular cyst associated with an impacted mandibular second premolar in the right mandible identified through clinical and routine radiological examination including cone beam computed tomography and histopathology. The involvement of submerged deciduous molar with dental caries by itself a rare occurrence and an impacted permanent premolar tooth associated with an infected follicular cyst is still more a rare event.
authors.affiliation: Director and Consultant, Balaji Dental and Craniofacial Hospital, Teynampet, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Balaji
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005497:Follicular Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000473:pathology*; D008963:Molar / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult