Lateral Periodontal Cyst Treated with Enucleation and Guided Bone Regeneration: A Report of a Case and a Review of Pertinent Literature

Figure 1

Preoperative clinical photograph and radiographs showing (a) circumscribed swelling in the attached gingiva in between the left mandibular canine (33) and premolar (34); (b) three-dimensional reconstructed cone beam computed tomography image of left mandible showing cystic lesion between roots of teeth 33 and 34, along with loss of buccal and lingual cortices; and (c) orthopantomograph showing well-circumscribed radiolucency with a sclerotic border in between roots of teeth 33 and 34, along with displacement of the roots.

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