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Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery logoLink to Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
. 2006 Oct;58(4):382–384. doi: 10.1007/BF03049603

Dentigerous cyst: A rare presentation

Chandra Shekhar 1,, Kranti Bhavana 2, Sarita Kumari Mishra 2
PMCID: PMC3450367  PMID: 23120356

Abstract

Though Dentigerous cysts are encountered not so frequently by the otolaryngologist, a giant dentigerous cyst causing facial deformity and requiring a major reconstructive surgery is very rare. One such case is described.

Keywords: Dentigerous cyst, Facial asymmetry, Reconstructive surgery

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