Cyst Associated with a Deciduous Molar: a Lesion Causing a Diagnostic Dilemma Kulkarni V.V.1, Baldawa Prachi2,*, Rao P.U.1, Kulkarni Praveena3 1Associate Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Pune 2Assistant Professor, M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Pune 3Assisstant Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Pune *Corresponding Author: Prachi Baldawa, Assistant Professor, M.A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Pune
Online published on 10 February, 2015. Abstract Cysts of the oral and maxillofacial tissues are frequently encountered entities but in deciduous dentition they are rare. The aim of this case report is to present the clinical, radiographic and histological characteristics of a cyst associated with a deciduous molar and discuss the difficulty to establish the correct diagnosis of these lesions of mixed dentition that create a dilemma in diagnosis which arises from whether these cysts are either radicular cysts from primary molars or dentigerous cysts from premolars. Top Keywords Deciduous molar, Radicular cyst, Dentigerous cyst. Top |