Flashcards: Cysts of the oral and maxillofacial region

Paradental cysts constitute a family of inflammatory odontogenic cyst, that typically appear in relation to crown or root of partially erupted molar tooth.

The periapical cyst (also termed radicular cyst, and to a lesser extent dental cyst) is the most common cyst of the jaw.

A mucous retention cyst is a cyst caused by an obstruction of a duct, usually belonging to the parotid gland or a minor salivary gland.

The botryoid odontogenic cyst is a variant of the lateral periodontal cyst.

The gingival cyst of the adult is a cyst of the odontogenic epithelium which arises from the rest cells of the dental lamina.

The gingival cyst of the newborn is a cyst that arises from the rest cells of the dental lamina.

The lateral periodontal cyst is a cyst that arises from the epithelial post-functional dental lamina, which is a remnant from odontogenesis.

A primordial cyst is a developmental odontogenic cyst.

Buccal bifurcation cyst is an inflammatory odontogenic cyst, of the paradental cysts family, that typically appears in the buccal bifurcation region of the mandibular first molars in the second half of the first decade of life.

The calcifying odotogenic cyst or the Gorlin cyst, now known in the WHO Classification of Tumours as the calcifying cystic odontogenic tumor, is a benign odontogenic tumor of cystic type most likely to affect the anterior areas of the jaws.

The glandular odontogenic cyst is a rare odontogenic cyst.

Traumatic bone cyst, also called a simple bone cyst, is a condition of the jaws.