Dermoid cyst of the maxilla: report of a case

Dermoid cyst is a congenital cyst with an appendage of the skin caused by impaction of the embryonal ectoderm. It usually appears in soft tissue and is extremely rare in the jaw. We recently encountered one case of dermoid cyst with numerous hairs in the left maxillary incisor region in a 17-year-ol...

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Published inJapanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 214 - 216
Main Authors MIYAKAWA, Akira, USUI, Yasuhiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1998
Subjects
dermoid cyst
hair
skin appendage
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Summary:Dermoid cyst is a congenital cyst with an appendage of the skin caused by impaction of the embryonal ectoderm. It usually appears in soft tissue and is extremely rare in the jaw. We recently encountered one case of dermoid cyst with numerous hairs in the left maxillary incisor region in a 17-year-old boy. Here we describe this case along with a discussion based on the literature.
ISSN:0021-5163
2186-1579
DOI:10.5794/jjoms.44.214