Arch Plast Surg.  2017 Sep;44(5):434-438. 10.5999/aps.2017.44.5.434.

Management of a Dentigerous Cyst in a Child with Robin Sequence

• Mirhaidari S
• Murthy A

• KMID: 2392317
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5999/aps.2017.44.5.434

Abstract

This is a brief clinical report describing an 18-month-old female with Robin sequence found to have an incidental mandibular cystic lesion on a head computed tomography scan in the preoperative workup before performing mandibular distraction. She underwent enucleation of the tumor, which was found to be a dentigerous cyst. One year following cyst enucleation, mandibular distraction was performed in order to alleviate her tongue-based obstruction. This case demonstrates the ability of the mandibular bone to successfully regenerate after undergoing cyst enucleation.

Keyword

Dentigerous cyst; Pierre Robin sequence; Mandible; Enucleation

MeSH Terms

Child*
Dentigerous Cyst*
Female
Head
Humans
Infant
Mandible
Pierre Robin Syndrome*
Songbirds*