title: Dentigerous cyst of inflammatory origin.
abstract: There is an association between persistent, prolonged inflammation of a primary tooth and the development of an inflammatory dentigerous cyst involving the succedaneous tooth. The purpose of this case report is to describe the management of an inflammatory dentigerous cyst of the permanent maxillary left central incisor in a nine-year-old boy caused by a long-term inflammation/infection of its predecessor. The treatment consisted of conservative decompression, which allowed for rapid healing and the eruption of the permanent tooth. The patient was followed up with periodic clinical and radiographic evaluations for several years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, Franciscan University Center, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. biancazsantos@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Bianca Zimmermann
authors.initials: BZ
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Beltrame
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, São Thiago University Hospital, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Liliane Janete
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Grando
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, São Thiago University Hospital, at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mabel Mariela Rodríguez
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000150:complications*; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous