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Residual cyst with a misleading clinical and radiological appearance
Najwa Karam1, Fawzi Karam2, Ibrahim Nasseh1, Marcel Noujeim3
1 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Imaging, Lebanese University, School of Dentistry, Beirut, USA
2 Founder and Member of the Lebanese Society of Oral Surgery, Lebanon, USA
3 Comprehensive Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Graduate Program Director, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
Correspondence Address:
Marcel Noujeim
Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Graduate Program Director, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
USA
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A case report of a 45-year-old male who presented with a deep defect in the alveolar crest at the buccal side of the upper right 1 st molar strongly suggesting a perforation of the floor of the maxillary sinus and an oro-antral communication. Clinical signs and symptoms supported this diagnosis. After radiographic evaluation with Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT), the diagnosis was shifting away from oro-antral communication. The diagnosis of a residual cyst was established after surgical exploration and removal, and histopathologic evaluation. The maxillary sinus membrane was intact. |
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