Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
임상
안와주위 봉와직염을 초래한 함치성 낭종 1례
김상후1, 정대건1, 이아론1, 박용수1
A Case of Dentigerous Cyst resulting in Periorbital Cellulitis
Sang Hoo Kim1, Dae Gun Jung1, Aa Ron Lee1, Yong Su Park1
1Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, the Catholic Uniuersity of Korea, Seoul Korea
© Copyright 1997 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
Dentigerous cysts are rare developmental anomalies in maxillary sinus which arise from accumulation of fluid between the reduced enamel epithelium and tooth crown in associated with unerupted tooth. These are often asymptomatic and detected incidentally on routine radiographs for screening purpose. Occasionally, they can be large and cause symptoms related to expansion and impingement on contiguous structures. The potentiality to become ameloblastomas, epidermoid carcinomas, or mucoepidermoid carcinomas has been pointed frequently. Therefore, proper diagnosis and treatment are recommended.
Recently, the authors have experienced a case of dentigerous cyst in the right maxillary sinus resulting in periorbital cellulitis. This cyst was removed successfully by enucleation through the Caldwell Luc's approach.
Keywords: Dentigerous cyst; Reduced enamel epithelium; Periorbital cellulitis
