Presentation
Left lower jaw pain.
Patient Data
Age: 10 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Dentigerous cyst
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Left mandibular dentigerous cyst is seen around an unerupted 2nd molar tooth with overlying cortical thinning. It elicits slightly high signal on T1 WI and high signal on T2WI
From the case:
Dentigerous cyst
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The lytic dentigerous cyst around an unerupted 2nd molar tooth.
Case Discussion
Dentigerous cysts present as a well-defined and unilocular radiolucency surrounding the crown of an unerupted or impacted tooth within the mandible.