Midterm Review Flashcards
Describe the radiographic findings of a dentigerous cyst:
- consistency widened follicular space of greater 3 mm
- 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 the age/sex/site most common for dentigerous cyst:
- highest incidence in 20s & 30s
- most common in mandibular 3rd molars and maxillary canines and can affect any impacted tooh
Describe the possible treatments for dentigerous cysts:
- enucleate
- degree of surgery is dependent on size of tumor
- potential for degeneration of the cyst lining to an ameloblastoma or squamous cell carcinoma
What are potential risks for a dentigerous cyst?
ameloblastoma or squamous cell carcinoma
dentigerous cyst
dentigerous cyst
dentigerous cyst
expansion of dentigerous cyst
Presents as a soft fluid filled swelling of crestal mucosa in an area of an eruption tooth:
eruption cyst
An eruption cyst often has ____ coloration due to ___
blueish; trauma creating blood in cystic fluid
Radiographically for an eruption cyst you may see:
lack of crystal alveolar bone because of position of erupting crown and cyst near crest
Age/sex/site for an eruption cyst:
- less than 10 years of age in the mixed dentition stage
- most common in the mandibular molar region
Management for an eruption cyst include:
- often rupture sponatenously
- some may require simple exicsion
eruption cyst
eruption cyst
a mixed odontogenic tumor:
amelobalstic fibroma
radiographically- an ameloblastic fibroma may be seen as:
pericoronal radiolucency associated with a developing tooth:
age/sex/site most common for an ameloblastic fibroma:
- 70% of cases are less than 20 years old
- mean age 14-15.5 years
- highest incidence in mandibular molar to premolar region
Describe the management for an ameloblastic fibroma:
enucleation with 20% recurrence
a mixed odontogenic tumor, similar to amelobastic fibroma but has mineralized stroma:
ameloblastic fibrodontoma
What happens if mineralization is high in an amelobasltic fibroodontoma
radiopaque flecks may be evident radiographically
Radiographically how does an ameloblastic fibroodontoma appear?
pericoronal radiolucency associated with a developing tooth with radiopaque flecks in the lumen
Age/sex/site for an ameloblastic fibroodontoma:
- mean age 15 years
- posterior mandibule