Dentigerous Cyst Associated with Ectopic Supernumerary Canine in the Maxillary Sinus

Large dentigerous cyst associated with the maxillary impacted supernumerary teeth: A rare occurrence and literature review

“…To our knowledge, dentigerous cysts measuring > 40 mm in diameter occur very rarely, with only four cases reported in the English literature. [5][6][7][8] Dentigerous cysts may appear radiographically as welldefined unilocular or multilocular radiolucent lesions, including the crown of an unerupted tooth. 7 Images of supernumerary teeth are clearly seen radiographically.…”

“…All the previous reports of large dentigerous cysts with a diameter of > 40 mm associated with the impacted maxillary supernumerary teeth were treated with cyst enucleation (Table 1). [5][6][7][8] Controversy surrounds the management of the large residual bone cavity and whether it should be filled with a bone graft. Scolozzi et al 16 described the enucleation of a cyst followed by a bone graft procedure from the iliac bone.…”

“…In our review of the literature, we found only four cases of cysts measuring > 40 mm associated with supernumerary teeth, and three of these were treated without bone grafts (Table 1). [5][6][7][8]…”

“…To our knowledge, only four cases of dentigerous cysts > 40 mm in diameter associated with supernumerary teeth have been documented in the English literature (Table 1). [5][6][7][8] This article describes an extremely rare case of a large dentigerous cyst associated with impacted anterior maxillary supernumerary teeth and reviews the literature.…”

Dentigerous cyst associated with ectopic canine and a supernumerary tooth: A rare occurrence

“…The differential diagnosis of DC includes ameloblastoma, odontogenic keratocyst, odontogenic fibroma, odontogenic myxoma, cementomas and Pindborg tumor. [ 10 ] Early recognition of the entity and removal is necessary as they may rarely have the potential to develop odontogenic tumors like ameloblastoma and malignancy like squamous cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Esthetic and orthodontic problems are encountered when it is associated with anterior teeth.…”