Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Dentigerous Cyst
Joint Authors
Pinto, Antonione Santos Bezerra
Costa, André Luiz Ferreira
Galvão, Neiandro dos Santos
Ferreira, Thásia Luiz Dias
Lopes, Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Odontogenic cysts have a high prevalence in the dental clinic population, with dentigerous cyst being one of the most frequent ones and whose aetiology involves accumulation of fluid between the reduced enamel epithelium and the crown of an unerupted tooth.
In the diagnostic process of these lesions, one should consider complementary imaging exams such as conventional radiography and computed tomography, which are commonly used for providing anatomical information on the tissues compromised by the lesion, but not on the nature of it.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are noninvasive modalities which, due to their unique acquisition characteristics, can provide distinct information on the nature of the lesion.
This study reports on a case of dentigerous cyst in the mandible of a 9-year-old patient, documented by means of different imaging modalities.
MRI played an important role in both diagnosis of the lesion and differential diagnosis between neoplastic lesions presenting similar imagenological behaviour under other techniques of radiography.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pinto, Antonione Santos Bezerra& Costa, André Luiz Ferreira& Galvão, Neiandro dos Santos& Ferreira, Thásia Luiz Dias& Lopes, Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro. 2016. Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Dentigerous Cyst. Case Reports in Dentistry،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100508
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pinto, Antonione Santos Bezerra…[et al.]. Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Dentigerous Cyst. Case Reports in Dentistry No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100508
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pinto, Antonione Santos Bezerra& Costa, André Luiz Ferreira& Galvão, Neiandro dos Santos& Ferreira, Thásia Luiz Dias& Lopes, Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro. Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Dentigerous Cyst. Case Reports in Dentistry. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100508
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100508