Residual cyst with a misleading clinical and radiological appearance
A case report of a 45-year-old male who presented with a deep defect in the alveolar crest at the buccal side of the upper right 1 st molar strongly suggesting a perforation of the floor of the maxillary sinus and an oro-antral communication. Clinical signs and symptoms supported this diagnosis. Aft...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology |
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Online Access: | http://www.joomr.org/article.asp?issn=2321-3841;year=2013;volume=1;issue=1;spage=17;epage=20;aulast=Karam |
Summary: | A case report of a 45-year-old male who presented with a deep defect in the alveolar crest at the buccal side of the upper right 1 st molar strongly suggesting a perforation of the floor of the maxillary sinus and an oro-antral communication. Clinical signs and symptoms supported this diagnosis. After radiographic evaluation with Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT), the diagnosis was shifting away from oro-antral communication. The diagnosis of a residual cyst was established after surgical exploration and removal, and histopathologic evaluation. The maxillary sinus membrane was intact. |
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ISSN: | 2321-385X |