Dentigerous Cyst
"Dentigerous Cyst" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003803
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.182.089.530.690.310 C05.500.470.690.310 C07.320.450.670.275
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| Concept/Terms |
Dentigerous Cyst- Dentigerous Cyst
- Cyst, Dentigerous
- Cysts, Dentigerous
- Dentigerous Cysts
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