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a fluid-containing odontogenic cyst surrounding the crown of an unerupted tooth, usually involving the crowns of normal permanent teeth.
Dentigerous cyst around the crown of an unerupted bicuspid.
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Dentigerous cyst — Classification and external resources ICD 10 K09.0 ICD 9 526.0 … Wikipedia
dentigerous cyst — noun : an epithelial cyst containing fluid and one or more imperfect teeth usually thought to result from defects in the enamel forming structures … Useful english dictionary
Cyst — A closed sac or capsule, usually filled with fluid or semisolid material. * * * 1. A bladder. 2. An abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material, with a membranous lining. SEE ALSO: pseudocyst. [G. kystis, bladder] adventitious c.… … Medical dictionary
Cyst — This article is about cysts in the body. For the ICAO airport code CYST, see St. Theresa Point Airport. For hard shelled resting stages of some small organisms, see Microbial cyst. Cyst Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
cyst — n. 1) an abnormal sac or closed cavity lined with epithelium and filled with liquid or semisolid matter. There are many varieties of cysts occurring in different parts of the body. Retention cysts arise when the outlet of a glandular duct is… … The new mediacal dictionary
dentigerous — Arising from or associated with teeth, as a d. cyst. [denti + L. gero, to bear] * * * den·tig·er·ous den tij ə rəs adj bearing teeth or structures resembling teeth * * * den·tig·er·ous (den tijґər əs) [denti + L. gerere to carry]… … Medical dictionary
Odontogenic cyst — Not to be confused with Calcifying odontogenic cyst, Glandular odontogenic cyst, Dental cyst, or Paradental cyst. Odontogenic cyst Classification and external resources Odontogenic cyst is a closed sac, having a distinct membrane derived from… … Wikipedia
Periapical cyst — Classification and external resources CT scan through head showing a right periapical cyst ICD 10 K … Wikipedia
Calcifying odontogenic cyst — Classification and external resources MeSH D018333 Not to be confused with Odontogenic cyst or Glandular odontogenic cyst. The calcifying odotogenic cyst, also known as the Gorlin cyst, is a cy … Wikipedia
eruption cyst — a type of dentigerous cyst presenting as a dilatation of the follicular space about the crown of the erupting deciduous or permanent teeth in children, caused by the accumulation of tissue fluid or blood … Medical dictionary
