Paradental cysts constitute a family of inflammatory odontogenic cyst, that typically appear in relation to crown or

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of partially erupted molar tooth. When the cyst is developed in the

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region of partially erupted

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or in other locations in the

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, it called simply ''paradental cyst'', but the unique cyst that developed in the buccal bifurcation region of the mandibular first molars in the second half of the first decade of life is called

buccal bifurcation cyst Buccal bifurcation cyst is an inflammation, inflammatory odontogenic cyst, of the paradental cysts family, that typically appears in the Cheek, buccal bifurcation region of the human mandible, mandibular first molar (tooth), molars in the second ...

and has unique clinical features and management considerations in comparison to the other paradental cysts.

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