Dentigerous cyst associated with an ectopic tooth in the maxillary sinus: a report of 3 cases and review of the literature

Received 1 May 2009; received in revised form 16 July 2009; accepted 23 July 2009. published online 29 October 2009.

Dentigerous cysts are benign odontogenic cysts that are associated with the crowns of permanent teeth. Dentigerous cysts surrounding impacted teeth often displace teeth into ectopic positions. In the maxilla, these teeth are often displaced into the maxillary sinus. We report 3 cases of dentigerous cysts associated with an ectopic tooth in the maxillary sinus and review the literature reports of this condition over the past 29 years.

a Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

b Research Assistant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

c Research Assistant, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Reprint requests: Dt. Ozkan Miloglu, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey

PII: S1079-2104(09)00519-8

doi:10.1016/j.tripleo.2009.07.043

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