LATERAL PERIODONTAL CYST: AETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE. A REVIEW AND REPORT OF CASE

Authors

  • Antônio Adilson Soares de Lima
  • Maria Ângela Naval Machado
  • Ana Maria Correa Braga
  • Maria Helena de Souza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v1i4.23318

Keywords:

Developmental cyst, Lateral periodontal cyst, Oral pathology

Abstract

The lateral periodontal cyst is a non-keratinized, non-inflammatory developmental cyst occuring adjacent to or lateral to a tooth root. It is a relatively uncommon lesion found mostly in adults (5th to 6th decades) and has no sex predilection. Since pain or other clinical symptoms have seldom been reported, lateral periodontal cysts are discovered on routine radiographic examination. The radiographic appearance is usually a round or teardrop shaped, well circunscribed radiolucency. Microscopically is characterized by a thin lining of epithelium usually 1 to 5 cell layer thick which resembles the reduced enamel epithelium. The lateral periodontal cyst is treated by surgical enucleation and has no tendency to recur. Meanwhile, clinicians are advised to follow these cases over a number of years.

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Published

2005-11-27

How to Cite

Lima, A. A. S. de, Machado, M. Ângela N., Braga, A. M. C., & Souza, M. H. de. (2005). LATERAL PERIODONTAL CYST: AETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE. A REVIEW AND REPORT OF CASE. Archives of Oral Research, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.7213/aor.v1i4.23318

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Case Reports