[A long-term follow-up case of multiple impacted teeth associated with large follicular cyst in maxilla]

Department of Maxillo-facial Reconstruction and Function, Graduate School, Tokyo Medical and Dental University.

Longitudinal record of a case of multiple impacted teeth associated with large follicular cyst in the right maxilla was presented. The patient was an 8-year-10-month-old girl whose chief complaint was delayed eruption of the right upper incisor. Clinical examination revealed a large follicular cyst in the right maxillary sinus, which greatly displaced teeth germs. Marsupialization followed by orthodontic extrusion successfully brought unerupted teeth into their positions. Greatly displaced upper right canine, which was as high as the floor of the orbit, erupted spontaneously after reduction of the lesion. During the subsequent years, the patient developed crowded dentition and reduced overbite, which needed additional orthodontic treatment with extraction of premolars. The patient was 26-years 8-months old upon completion of treatment. The surgical, orthodontic, and periodontological aspects of the case were reexamined. Marsupialization of dentigerous cysts can preserve impacted teeth, however, the outcome might be affected by several factors such as overall growth of facial bones.

PMID: 10921246 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]