Author/Authors :
Fattahi, Shirin Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Vosough Hosseini, Sepideh Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Moradzadeh, Monir Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Aghbali, Amir Ala Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Lotfi, Mehrdad Department of Endodontics - Faculty of Dentistry - Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz
Abstract :
Dentigerous cysts are the second most common odontogenic cysts after radicular cysts and are most commonly seen in as-sociation with third molars and maxillary canines. Only 5% of dentigerous cysts involve supernumerary teeth, of which me-siodens is the most frequent type. This paper presents a case of dentigerous cyst associated with a mesiodens that caused a painless swelling in the upper lip of an 18-year-old female. The patient was treated surgically by enucleation of total cyst and surgical extraction of mesiodens under local anesthesia
Keywords :
supernumerary tooth , mesiodens , dentigerous cyst , Cholesterol cleft
