Dentigerous Cyst Associated With an Impacted Anterior Maxillary Supernumerary Tooth
Author: Shun, Yekyung1
Source: Journal of Dentistry for Children, Volume 75, Number 1, January-April 2008 , pp. 104-107(4)
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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Abstract:
A dentigerous cyst is a developmental odontogenic cyst which develops from the reduced enamel epithelium in an impacted permanent tooth and is rarely associated with supernumerary teeth. The purpose of this article was to report the case of an 8-year-old Korean boy with a dentigerous cyst associated with an impacted anterior maxillary supernumerary tooth and its dental management.Keywords: CYST DENTIGEROUS; TOOTH IMPACTED; TOOTH SUPERNUMERARY
Document Type: Case report
Affiliations: 1: Department of Dentistry, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University, Kyunggi-Do, South Korea
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