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A case of radicular cyst on deciduous tooth in a 7-year-old child

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Radicular cysts are the most common cystic lesions in the oral cavity, and have a rare occurrence in the primary dentition. We report a case of radicular cyst of mandible in child by multimodal imaging including panoramic radiography, CT, and MR imaging. A 7-year-old girl presented with swelling and without pain, and hypoesthesia on the right side of the mandible. On clinical examination, an expansive lesion with undulation was found to the buccal cortex of the right side of the mandible. Panoramic radiograph showed a unilocular radiolucency with well-defined margin, displaced tooth, and root resorption in the right mandible. Regarding CT imaging, axial soft tissue algorithm CT and bone tissue algorithm CT showed a low-attenuation internal structure and expansion of the buccal cortex of the right side of the mandible. Three-dimensional-CT showed expansion of the buccal cortex of the right side of the mandible. Multiplanar reformation imaging showed displaced tooth, root resorption, and expansion of the buccal cortex of the right side of the mandible. On T1-weighted image, the expansive lesion showed low signal intensity, and T2-weighted and STIR images revealed high signal intensity. A partial biopsy of the mandibular region was performed. Histopathological diagnosis was radicular cyst caused by apical periodontitis with abscess. This case suggests that multimodal imaging, especially CT and MR imaging, could be effective for evaluating mandibular lesions in child.

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  1. Radiology, The Nippon Dental University Niigata Hospital, 1-8 Hamaura-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, 951-8580, Japan

    Takaaki Oda & Ichiro Ogura

  2. The Nippon Dental University Home Dental Care Niigata Clinic, 1-65 Sugoro, Sanjo, Niigata, 955-0092, Japan

    Masanori Takada

  3. Department of Pathology, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8 Hamaura-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, 951-8580, Japan

    Junya Ono, Yoriaki Kanri & Yasuo Okada

  4. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, The Nippon Dental University School of Life Dentistry at Niigata, 1-8 Hamaura-cho, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Niigata, 951-8580, Japan

    Ichiro Ogura

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Oda, T., Takada, M., Ono, J. et al. A case of radicular cyst on deciduous tooth in a 7-year-old child. Oral Radiol 40, 310–313 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-023-00714-6

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