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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Jaw Diseases > Jaw Cysts > Odontogenic Cysts > Dentigerous Cyst
Stomatognathic Diseases > Jaw Diseases > Jaw Cysts > Odontogenic Cysts > Dentigerous Cyst
... > Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms > Pathological Conditions, Anatomical > Cysts > Bone Cysts > Jaw Cysts > Odontogenic Cysts > Dentigerous Cyst
... > Neoplasms > Cysts > Bone Cysts > Jaw Cysts > Odontogenic Cysts > Dentigerous Cyst
... > Musculoskeletal Diseases > Bone Diseases > Bone Cysts > Jaw Cysts > Odontogenic Cysts > Dentigerous Cyst

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Dentigerous Cyst  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Note

  • non-neoplastic; coordinate with precoordinated organ/disease term

Scope note

  • Most common follicular odontogenic cyst. Occurs in relation to a partially erupted or unerupted tooth with at least the crown of the tooth to which the cyst is attached protruding into the cystic cavity. May give rise to an ameloblastoma and, in rare instances, undergo malignant transformation.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003803

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