Residual Cyst Associated with Calcifications in an Elderly Patient
Published: February 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4072
K. Sridevi, S. Ratheesh Kumar Nandan, P. Ratnakar, K. Srikrishna, B. Vamsi Pavani
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Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, S.G.T. Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Gurgaon, India.
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Professor, Department of Oral Pathology CKS, Theja Institute of Dental Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Lucknow, India.
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Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Hazaribag, India.
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Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Srisai Dental College, Srikakulam, India.
Correspondence
Dr. K. Sridevi,
Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology,
S.G.T. Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Gurgaon, India.
E mail Id:
srigivi123@gmail.co
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A residual cyst, as the name implies, is a radicular, lateral periodotal, dentigerous or any other cyst that has persisted after it’s associated tooth has been lost. Residual cysts show more predilection in males and they commonly affect the maxillary region. Usually, residual cysts are asymptomatic and calcifications occurring in the residual cysts are quite rare. We are reporting a case of symptomatic residual cyst, associated with calcifications involving the anterior region of the body of the mandible in a 60-year-old male patient. The pathogenesis, clinical, radiological features and differential diagnosis have been discussed.
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