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Dentigerous Cyst: Pathogenesis & Features by Mudjiono Mudjiono is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Dentigerous cysts are benign odontogenic cysts associated with the crowns of unerupted permanent teeth. They develop between the reduced enamel epithelium and the tooth crown due to pressure from the erupting tooth obstructing venous flow around the tooth follicle. Clinically, they present as painless swellings that can displace adjacent teeth. Imaging shows well-defined radiolucent lesions attached to the neck of an unerupted tooth. Dentigerous cysts most commonly involve the mandibular third molar or maxi
- Author
- Mudjiono Mudjiono
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- EN