ORAL PATHOLOGY: Odontogenic Cyst (Lateral Periodontal Cyst)

Lateral Periodontal Cyst
nonkeratinized developemental cyst occur adjacent or lateral to root of tooth
Etiology believed to be related to proliferation of rests of dental lamina
Clinical Features occur in mandibular premolar + cuspid region occasionally in incisor area
in maxilla • primarily in lateral incisor region
male predilection range 20-85 years old symptomatic well-delineated
Radiographic Features round teardrop-shaped unilocular (and occasionally multilocular) radiolucency with opaque margin along lateral surface of vital tooth root
Treatment & Prognosis local excision follow-up is suggested for treated multilocular odontogenic cysts