Dentigerous Cyst Associated with 3 Impacted Teeth in Maxilla Anterior Region : A Case Report

Dentigerous cysts are benign odontojenic cysts that are associated with the crowns of an unerupted impacted tooth. They are one of the most common odontogenic cysts after radicular cysts and the pathogenesis of these cysts is unknown.They are often seen with mandibular third molar, maxillar canine and maxillar third molar teeth. They are usually asymptomatic and detected during routine dental radiographic examination. Frequently they are seen over a wide age range of 20-30 years old. The incidence of dentigerous cyst in males is higher than females. The ratio of jawswith dentigerous cyst in mandible is higher than maxilla. Dentigerous cysts are usually solitary in jaws. Multiple dentigerous cysts are usually seen with syndromes such as mukopolisakkaridosis and basal cell nevus syndrome. In this report, 17 years old female patient with dentigerous cyst because of impacted permanent teeth of maxilla anterior and its surgical treatment period are presented.