Abstract

TJIOE, Kellen Cristine et al. Large radicular cyst involving the maxillary sinus. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. [online]. 2015, vol.69, n.4, pp. 383-386. ISSN 0004-5276.

The radicular cyst is the odontogenic lesion with major clinical significance for the dental surgeon. Once this is the most common inflammatory cystic lesion, the radicular cyst is the most treated one. It affects the apical portion of infected teeth after the pulp necrosis. Although the radicular cyst is part of the routine of the dental practice, there are only few studies describing its clinical and thomographic features. Thus, the aim of this work is to report an extensive radicular cyst involving the maxillary sinus and nasal cavity which cone bean computerized tomography was essential for the surgical planning.

Keywords : radicular cyst; odontogenic cysts; maxillary sinus.