Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 8

Dentigerous Cyst Masquerading as Mucocele in Right Maxillary Sinus-A Rare Case Report

1Postgraduate, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER

2Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, BIHER

3Senior lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mamta Dental College and Hospital, Khammam

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Sankar Narayanan R. MDS., Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sree Balaji Dental College and Hospital, Velachery Main Road, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai-100. Phone no: 9884464135. Email: sankarnarayananbds@gmail.com

Online published on 26 September, 2019.

Abstract

Dentigerous cyst is the most common type of developmental odontogenic cyst, which develops around the crown of an unerupted tooth. The dentigerous cyst occurs mostly 95% with unerupted permanent dentition and 5–6% with unerupted supernumerary teeth. Here we report a case of dentigerous cyst mistakenly diagnosed as maxillary mucocele by an ENT specialist. Hence ENT specialist, oral physician, and radiologist should be aware of such presentation of dentigerous cyst when maxillary sinus is involved.

Keywords

Dentigerous cyst, supernumerary tooth, mucocele, maxillary sinus