Midterm Review Flashcards
Describe the radiographic findings of a dentigerous cyst:
- consistently widened follicular space of >3.0mm
- well-delineated radiolucency with corticated borders
With a dentigerous cyst, the cyst lining arises from remnants of the:
dental follicle
Accounts for 20% of jaw cysts:
dentigerous cyst
Describe age/sex/site most common for dentigerous cysts:
- highest incidence in 20s & 30s
- most common in mandibular 3rd molars & maxillary canines & can affect any impacted tooth
Describe the possible treatements for dentigeous cysts:
- enucleate
- degree of surgery depend on size of tumor
- potential for degeneration of cyst lining to an ameloblastoma or squamous cell carcinoma
What are potential risk for a dentigerous cyst?
- ameloblastoma
- squamous cell carcinoma
Dentigerous cyst
Dentigerous cyst (expansion of)
Presents as a soft fluid-filled swelling of crestal mucosa in area of an erupting tooth
Eruption cyst
An eruption cyst often has a ___ discoloration due to ___
bluish; trauma creating blood in cystic fluid
Radiograpahically, for an eruption cyst you may see:
lack of crestal alveolar bone because of position of erupting crown & cyst near crest
Describe age/sex/site most common for eruption cysts:
less than 10 years of age
-mixed dentition
-most common in mandibular molar resgion
Management of an eruption cyst:
- often rupture spontaneously
- some may require simple excision
eruption cyst
eruption cyst
eruption cyst
A mixed odontogenic tumor
ameloblastic fibroma
Radiographically, an ameloblsatic fibroma may be seen as:
pericoronal radiolucency associated with developing tooth
Describe age/sex/site most common for ameloblastic fibroma:
- 70% of cases are less than 20yo
- mean age 14-15.5 yrs
- highest incidence in mandibular molar to premolar region
Describe the management for an ameloblastic fibroma:
- enucleation
- 20% recurrence
A mixed odontogenic tumor similar to ameloblastic fibroma but has mineralized stroma:
amelobalstic fibroodontoma
What happens if mineralization is high in an ameloblatic fibroodontoma?
Radiopaque flecks may be evident radiographically
Radiopgrahically how does an ameloblatic fibroodontoma appear?
pericoronal radiolucency associated with developing tooth with radiopaque flecks in the lumen
Describe age/sex/site most common for ameloblastic fibroodontoma:
-mean age ~15 yrs
-posterior mandible
Treatment for ameloblastic fibroodontoma:
must be differentiated from odontoameloblastoma as the latter is more aggressive
ameloblastic fibroma
ameloblastic fibroma