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Published on: May 23, 2020
[A six-year-old girl with a swelling of the mandibula on both sides]
E H van der Meij1, K H E Verbruggen, J G A M de Visscher
1Uit de afdeling Mondziekten, Kaak- en Aangezichtschirurgie van het Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden. erik.van.der.meij@znb.nl
Abstract:
A six-year-old girl was referred by her dentist because ofa tender swelling of the mandible on both sides. On intra-oral examination afirm swelling on the buccal side of both first permanent lower molars was noticed. Bucally of the teeth 36 and 46 a pocket depth of more than 10 mm was measured. On conventional X-rays no abnormalities were found. Additional CT-scan examination showed a well-described radiolucent lesion bucally of the teeth 36 and 46 compatible with the diagnosis of a bilateral juvenile paradental cyst. The lesions were enucleated without removal of the associated teeth, The terminology ofparadental cysts, as well as epidemiological, clinical, radiological, histopathological, and treatment aspects are further described.
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