Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

dentigerous cyst

Synonyms
Definitions

Most common follicular odontogenic cyst. Occurs in relation to a partially erupted or unerupted tooth with at least the crown of the tooth to which the cyst is attached protruding into the cystic cavity. May give rise to an ameloblastoma and, in rare instances, undergo malignant transformation. [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID3903

Definition

Most common follicular odontogenic cyst. Occurs in relation to a partially erupted or unerupted tooth with at least the crown of the tooth to which the cyst is attached protruding into the cystic cavity. May give rise to an ameloblastoma and, in rare instances, undergo malignant transformation. [MeSH]

label

RID3903

Preferred_name

dentigerous cyst

prefixIRI

RID3903

prefLabel

dentigerous cyst

UMLS_ID

C0011428

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID3890

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