Decompression of a Dentigerous Cyst Treatment in Mixed Dentition: A Case Report with 5 Years Follow-Up

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(a) Axial view of the CBCT showing the expanded buccal bone. (b) Panoramic reconstruction revealed a well-limited, unilocular radiolucent image apical to the deciduous teeth with an extension to the mesial of the tooth #36, and the crowns of the unerupted teeth #33, #34, and #35 were pushed towards the basilar mandibular bone. (c) Para-axial cuts showed apical displacement of the teeth buds towards the mental nerve in proximity and an expansion of the buccal and lingual bone plates.

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