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Pericoronal radiolucencies: how many are diagnosed as dentigerous cysts?
Mohamed Eltoukhi1, Nadeen Haj Ahmad1, Dale Baur1
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Objective:
This study tested how many patients receiving treatment for pericoronal radiolucencies were confirmed to have dentigerous cysts and also assessed factors associated with the prevalence of dentigerous cysts.
Study Design:
A retrospective chart review study of 62 patients was conducted, including panoramic radiographs, pathology reports, demographic variables, and clinical data.
Results:
In total, 53.2% of study patients were diagnosed with dentigerous cysts. A statistically significant correlation was found between gender and the presence of dentigerous cysts, but not between age and a diagnosis of dentigerous cysts. Unilocular/multilocular lesions and the number of involved teeth also presented statistically significant correlations to this diagnosis.
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates that dentigerous cysts are the most common type of pericoronal radiolucencies and highlights the importance of radiographic and clinical data in diagnosis.
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