Case Report: Bilateral mandibular buccal bifurcation cysts

Buccal bifurcation cyst (BBC) is a rare inflammatory odontogenic cyst, which commonly affects children in the first decade of life. We report a case of a seven-year-old healthy boy with bilateral BBC, which involved unerupted incomplete permanent mandibular first molars. A review of the literature i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Aloyouny, Ashwag, Albagieh, Hamad, Mansour, Soad, Mobarak, Fahmy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7879215/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33628440
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.28000.3
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Sumario:Buccal bifurcation cyst (BBC) is a rare inflammatory odontogenic cyst, which commonly affects children in the first decade of life. We report a case of a seven-year-old healthy boy with bilateral BBC, which involved unerupted incomplete permanent mandibular first molars. A review of the literature in English language revealed few similar cases. We reviewed 16 manuscripts of bilateral mandibular BBC, reporting a total of 20 cases since 1970. The clinical features of bilateral mandibular BBC summarized here could assist specialists with an accurate diagnosis and provide patients with optimal management.

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