An Analysis of Dentigerous Cysts Developed around a Mandibular Third Molar by Panoramic Radiographs

Masahiko Terauchi1, Satoshi Akiya2, Junya Kumagai3,4

  • 1Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8549, Japan. teraorg@tmd.ac.jp.

Dentistry Journal
|February 6, 2019
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