Decompression, Enucleation, and Implant Placement in the Management of a Large Dentigerous Cyst

Cakarer S., Selvi F., Isler S. C., Keskin C.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.22, no.3, pp.922-924, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0b013e31820fe233
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.922-924
  • Keywords: Dentigerous cyst, management, implant
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The dentigerous cyst is a developmental odontogenic cyst, accounting for 10% of all cysts of the jaws. The treatment options are decompression, marsupialization, or enucleation regarding the features of the lesions. In this article, a case of a 17-year-old adolescent girl having a large mandibular dentigerous cyst associated with an unerupted third molar is presented. The treatment is composed of decompression for 6 months and enucleation.