A Rare Case of Dentigerous Cyst in a One Year Old Child: The Earliest Known Reported Occurrence

Abstract

Dentigerous cysts are developmental odontogenic jaw cysts, commonly manifesting in the second and third decades of life. Very few of these cysts have been reported in children younger than 10 years of age. This article describes a rare case of dentigerous cyst in a 1-yearold boy, the youngest case to be documented. The clinical, radiographic and histopathologic features are discussed; the increased possibility of occurrence of these cysts at a very young age and the importance of timely diagnosis of such cysts to avoid future complications is emphasized.

What Do We Know About Dentigerous Cysts in Children, A Review of Literature

“…Tamgadge have documented a case of DCs in a 10 year old boy, large number of the included reports in this paper is around this age [10]. In one case report the age of the child at the time of manifestation of the cyst was 1 year, which makes this the youngest case of DCs to be documented [7]. DCs are rare in the first decade of life, and when they occur, they manifest with minimal symptoms but they can attain considerable size over a period of time.…”

“…To illustrate, the two-stage surgical procedure may result an intolerable procedure for a child and lifting behind a pathological tissue and in a large cystic cavity, it takes long period of time for the bone to regenerate [7]. However, the recurrence of DCs is rare, especially after complete removal of the cyst or tooth eruption [16].…”

Clinical and Histopathological Study of Dentigerous Cyst Associated to Maxilar Lateral Tooth: Case Report

“…Aproximadamente el 4% de los individuos con un diente sin erupcionar presentan quiste dentígero. Su frecuencia de aparición se ubican en las segunda y tercera décadas con mayor prevalencia en varones en una proporción de 2:1 (1,3,4,19). Sin embargo, la frecuencia en niños es relativamente baja, con frecuencias que ocurren del 4 a 9% en los primeros 10 años después del nacimiento (21).…”

“…Su localización más frecuente es en región mandibular de terceras molares, seguidos de canino maxilar y segundo premolar maxilar (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). La edad promedio de aparición es entre la segunda y tercera década de la vida (1,19). Su aparición en la primera década es rara, representando sólo el 9,1% de casos presentes entre los 6 y 7 años (16,17,18).…”

Conservative management of dentigerous cyst in a child

“…It is the second most common odontogenic cyst, with a frequency ranging from 11.4% to 44% and is more frequently seen in the second decade of life [1]. Few of these cysts have been reported in children younger than 15 years of age [7][8][9][10].…”