Ameloblastic Transformation of a Primarily Diagnosed Dentigerous Cyst of Jaw- A Rare Case Report
Bose Surajit
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kusumdevi Sunderlal Dugar Jain Dental College and Hospital, Kolkata, India.
Bhakta Ipsita
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
Karar Chandan Kumar
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
Singh Dharvind Kumar
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
Banerjee Abhishek *
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Awadh Dental College Hospital, Jamshedpur, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The separation of the follicle from around the crown of an unerupted tooth causes formation of dentigerous cyst. It may undergo metaplasia in several cases. In this case a 30 year old female patient reported with a history of dentigerous cyst with respect to impacted 48. The swelling started growing gradually causing facial asymmetry. On intraoral examination the swelling seem to extend from 48 to 46 region and cortical plates were expanded. The histopathological examination revealed the sample to be cystic ameloblastoma (mural variety). This paper sends a message that the potential of a cyst should never be understated, instead it must be kept in an observation or understanding the biological behavior over a course of time.
Keywords: Ameloblastoma, dentigerous cyst, unilocular radiolucency, cortical plate involvement, odontogenic metaplasia