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Italian Journal of Maxillofacial Surgery 2014 April;25(1):35-8

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language: English

Bilateral paradental cysts of the second molars: a case report

Dell’aquila A., Vitiello G., Vecchione L., D’anna E., Peraino C., Cangiano G.

Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Ospedale dei Pellegrini, A.S.L. Napoli 1 centro, Naples, Italy

The paradental cyst is an inflammatory odontogenic lesion, which usually appears on the lower first and second permanent molars. The lesion occurs on the buccal and lateral aspects of the roots of mandibular molars with vital pulp at the eruption time. This is a case study of an eleven-year-old boy, whose both second mandibular molars were affected by a paradental cyst. The following is a case report on the pathogenesis of the aforementioned cyst.