Dentigerous cyst

Case contributed by Ammar Haouimi
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Right facial swelling with a lucent bony lesion on OPG (not shown).

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
ct

Thin-walled unilocular cystic bony lesion of homogeneous content involving the alveolar margin of the right aspect of the maxilla with a supernumerary tooth between the root of the incisors (11/12), lying in the floor of the cystic bony lesion.

Annotated image

Annotated images: the green arrow indicates the supernumerary tooth.

Case Discussion

CT features most consistent with a dentigerous cyst with a supernumerary tooth lying in the floor of the bony cystic lesion.

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