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Background: A radicular cyst in a 9-year old girl is reported. Case Report: A-old child was referred from her General Dental Practitioner because of the need for obtaining expert care, assessment and treatment with regards to a radiolucency associated with her lower right second primary molar (85). Treatment: This included surgical intervention for the removal of the affected tooth, enucleation of the cyst and primary closure of the surgical area. Follow-up: This was satisfactory and 12 months post-operative the patient reported no further problems or symptoms. It could be seen that the area previously occupied by the cyst had undergone bony infill.
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Gandhi, S., Franklin, D.L. Presentation of a Radicular Cyst Associated with a Primary Molar. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 9, 56–59 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03321598
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