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CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 1004-1007

Lateral periodontal cyst and its management: A case report


1 PGStudent, Division of Periodontia, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India
2 Professor, Division of Periodontia, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India
3 Reader, Division of Periodontia, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu, India

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Dr. R S Pavithra
PGStudent, Division of Periodontia, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamilnadu
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Lateral periodontal cyst is an unusual type of developmental odontogenic cyst. It develops in the periodontal ligament adjacent to the lateral surface of the root of an erupted tooth.It seems to arise from reduced enamel epithelium, remnants of dental lamina and cells of malassez. Most commonly reported location is mandibular premolar area, followed by the anterior region of the maxilla. Following is a case report of a patient who reported to Department of Periodontics, Rajah Muthiah Dental College Hospital, with a swelling in the labial aspect of left upper front teeth region. It was diagnosed as Lateral periodontal cyst based on clinical, radiograghic & histo-pathological examination.


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