Type of Epidermiolog Decade at Commones Unilocular/Multilocula Aetiology Photo/radiographic appearance Manageme

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Odontogenic- Inflammatory
(Non-keratinised stratified epithelial lining, thick fibrous wall, inflammation, cholesterol crystals, hyaline bodies)
Radicular Relative 3rd and 4th Upper laterals Unilocular - Result from Endodontic
incidence: 68% chronic treatment of
Well-circumscribed margins inflammation offending toot
More frequently radiologically around the
in males in the apices of non- Apicectomy +/
anterior maxilla vital teeth cyst enucleatio
- Are lined by
Anterior maxilla stratified Retrograde ro
squamous filling
Often associated epithelium
with RCT teeth/ - Usually have Extract
carious non-vital a chronic associated too
tooth inflammatory +/- cyst
infiltrate in the enucleation
wall
- Enlarge in
the direction
of least
resistance
Residual A radicular cyst 4th and 5th Anterior Unilocular - Radicular Enucleation if
from which the maxilla cysts that doesn’t resolv
nonvital tooth has Epithelium is less hyperplastic, were present after monitori
been removed thinner and better organised when a non-
vital tooth was Marsupialisati
extracted, and
which did not
resolve
spontaneously
- Show less
inflammation
in the wall of
the cyst as
 time elapses
rd
Collateral Relative 3 decade Buccal Well-circumscribed unilocular - Likely cause
cyst incidence: 5% of furcations of radiolucency is
jaw cysts vital molar inflammation
teeth- lower 3rd or
More common in molars pericoronitis
males and
Juveniles (15-30
years old)

Associated teeth
are vital and
occasionally
bilateral.
Odontogenic- Developmental
rd th
Dentigerous Relative 3 and 4 Lower 8, upper - Almost always unilocular - Arise from Enucleation in
cyst incidence: 20% 3, upper 8 the reduced addition to
- Encloses the crown of an enamel extraction of
10-30 years unerupted tooth (being epithelium associated too
attached at the cemento- after
Equal sex enamel junction) and is lined amelogenesis If high risk of
incidence by cuboidal or low columnar is complete nerve injury,
epithelium and are consider
Commonly arise associated coronectomy
on teeth that with a failure
normally erupt of eruption
last in the dental
sextants as these - In early
are most likely to stages looks
be impacted like reduced
enamel
epithelium –
Gradually
thickens to
form a
stratified non-
keratinised
epithelium
Odontogenic Relative 3rd and 4th Commonest at Unilocular or multilocular - Arise from Enucleation pl
keratocyst incidence: 3-5% angle of remnants of cryotherapy o
(third most mandible, the dental Carnoy’s soluti
common of all behind or lamina (known
odontogenic instead of 8s as rests or  Both m
cysts) glands of cause
Serres) increa
10-30 years -Typically morbi
occur as a to
May replace a multilocular inferio
tooth radiolucency alveol
in the nerve
40% recur posterior
body/ramus of
Are a feature in the mandible Marsupialisati
the Basal Cell Growth
Naevus Syndrome pattern: *Useful when:
- No internal
pressure -patient unfit a
- Enlargement this technique
is by growth of allows large cy
the lining to be treated
- Burrowing under LA
along path of
least -When high ra
resistence of recurrence
anticipated

-Where it is
desirable that
teeth within th
cyst are allowe
to erupt

-where the cys

associated wit
the roots of m
vital teeth, IAN
 risk of fracture
Non-odontogenic- Developmental
Nasopalatin Relative Varies widely Form in incisive The most frequent - Probably
e duct cyst incidence: 5-10% canal region- presentation is a swelling in arise from
(commonest non- so anterior the anterior midline of the embryonic
odontogenic cyst) maxilla region palate duct remnants
- Adjacent
More common in teeth are vital
males and therefore
typically of
Age range 30-60 normal
(but wide) colouration
- Usually lined
Often incidental with a
radiographic combination
finding of stratified
squamous and
ciliated
columnar
epithelia

Nasolabial Females 4th decade Swelling Not visible radiographically Probably

cyst between the unless they resorb the developmenta
20-40 years upper lip and underlying bone l disturbance
lateral aspect of
10% of of the alar nasolacrimal
occurrences are cartilage of the duct
bilateral nose
Lined by
May be partial respiratory
nasal obstruction epithelium