title: Conservative management of large radicular cysts associated with non-vital primary teeth: a case series and literature review.
abstract: Radicular cysts are the most common odontogenic cystic lesions of inflammatory origin. Large radicular cyst is comparatively less frequently associated with primary teeth. They represent only 0.5-3.3% of the total number of cysts in primary dentition. Radicular cysts arising from deciduous teeth are reported to occur in age range of 3-19 years with a male predominance. Although large radicular cysts are treated by enucleation with extensive removal of bone and vital teeth, marsupialization can be preferred as a conservative approach to reduce the morbidity. The purpose of this article is to report a case series of large radicular cysts associated with badly mutilated and traumatized primary teeth and to demonstrate how best they can be conservatively treated during mixed dentition period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Uloopi
authors.forename: Raju U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Shivaji
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vinay
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Shrutha
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandrasekhar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective; D010158:Palatal Obturators; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital