Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 126, Issue 5, 643-644
Copyright © 1995 by American Dental Association
Identifying a deciduous dentigerous cyst
MP Boyczuk,
Berger JR,
and
SK Lazow
Department of Dentistry and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kings County/Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., USA.
While the dentigerous cyst is not uncommon, its development as a result of an impacted deciduous tooth is rare. According to the authors' search, this case is only the fifth of its type reported in the dental literature. The authors review the presentation and treatment of a deciduous dentigerous cyst.