Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
AÇBİD-AsianAOMS 16th İnternational Congress,, Antalya, Türkiye, 10 - 14 Mayıs 2023, ss.174
Objective: Dentigerous cysts are cysts seen around unerupted or semi-impacted teeth. These lesions are usually asymptomatic and detected on routine radiographs. They are the most common cysts after radicular cysts. In this case, the surgical enucleation of the dentigerous cyst detected in our geriatric patient will be explained.
Case: A cystic lesion associated with an impacted tooth was detected in the right maxilla posterior of a 64-year-old male patient who applied to our clinic for routine controls. As a result of tomography taken from the patient, it was seen that the cystic lesion measuring 25X25 mm had spread to both the infratemporal region and the maxillary sinus. It was processed under local anesthesia and the flap was lifted with a crestal incision and the cystic lesion was reached. The cystic lesion was enucleated with the extraction of the impacted tooth. The flap was closed primarily with 3.0 silk sutures. No complications were encountered. The histopathology of the lesion was confirmed as a dentigerous cyst. The follow-up of the patient continues.
Conclusion: Dentigerous cysts commonly grow without symptoms. They can reach large sizes. Therefore, attention should be paid to radiographic images of impacted or semi-impacted teeth during clinical examination.
Keywords: Dentigerous cyst, Enucleation, Impacted tooth