Dentigerous cyst around a horizontally placed maxillary centrals in paediatric patient - rare finding case report and review

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Sunil Vasudev., Anantharaj., Maneesha Sree., Sahana M S., Shaiqua Nooreen and Shruthi Ramachandran

Dentigerous cysts are the most common developmental odontogenic cysts of the jaw, arising from impacted, embedded or unerupted permanent teeth. supernumerary teeth are the main cause of impaction of upper incisors. Supernumerary teeth when present can cause both esthetic and pathologic problems. A dentigerous cyst associated with an anterior tooth will result in failure or eruption of the tooth and therefore lead to esthetic and orthodontic problems. Here we present a pediatric case retained supernumerary tooth lead to horizontally impacted permanent incisors and cyst ensiling it.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2021.25165.5022
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