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Bilateral dentigerous cysts: review of the literature and report of an unusual case

¹ Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas–UNICAMP, Department of Oral Radiology, Dental School, University Center of São José do Rio Preto–UNIRP, Brazil; ² Department of Oral Diagnosis, Dental School, University Center of São José do Rio Preto–UNIRP, Brazil; ³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, University Center of São José do Rio Preto - UNIRP, Brazil; ⁴ Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Medicine School, FAMERP, Brazil

*Correspondence to: Deborah Queiroz de Freitas, Rua: Fritz Jacobs, 2752 CEP: 15025-500 São José do Rio Preto–SP Brazil; Email: deborahqf{at}hotmail.com

Received 7 September 2005; revised 4 November 2005; accepted 26 December 2005

Dentigerous cysts are common cysts of the jaws. They are associated with the crowns of permanent teeth, most frequently associated with impacted mandibular third molars. Bilateral dentigerous cysts are rare and generally occur in association with a developmental syndrome or systemic disease, such as mucopolysaccharidosis and cleidocranial dysplasia. Bilateral dentigerous cysts in the absence of a syndrome are rare and to date only 17 cases have been described. The following is a report of a case of unusual bilateral non-syndromic dentigerous cysts associated with mandibular second molar and maxillary third molar and a review of the literature. Bilateral dentigerous cysts in these locations have not been previously reported.

Keywords: odontogenic cyst; unilocular; unerupted tooth; radiography, panoramic