Year: 2024 | Month: August | Volume: 14 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 120-124
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240815
Radicular Cyst in Deciduous Molars: An Infrequent Condition
Aniket Desai1, Prasad Jathar2, Shravani Peshave3, Madhura Jathar4
1Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, 2Department Oral Medicine and Radiology,
SDCH, Pune, MUHS University, Pune, India.
Corresponding Author: Shravani Peshave
ABSTRACT
Radicular cyst accounts for one of the most common odontogenic cysts of the jaw. However, its association with deciduous teeth is an infrequent phenomenon. The purpose of this article is to report a case of radicular cyst associated with non vital primary tooth. The treatment includes a conservative approach which is the technique of decompression following the extraction of the offending deciduous molar and preservation of the succedaneous tooth.
Key words: case report, decompression, deciduous teeth, radicular cyst, stent