Bismuth subnitrate iodoform parafin paste used in the management of inflammatory follicular cyst – Report of two cases

Bismuth subnitrate iodoform parafin paste used in the management of inflammatory follicular cyst – Report of two cases: Abdul Morawala, Dayanand Shirol, Yusuf Chunawala, Nupur Kanchan, Mayuri Kale



Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry 2017 35(3):269-274



Dentigerous cyst or follicular cyst is a type of odontogenic cyst which encloses the crown of an unerupted tooth and is attached to the amelocemental junction and is the second most common odontogenic cyst contributing about 16.6% to 21.3% of all odontogenic cysts. Occurrence of Dentigerous cysts according to Shear is usually in 3rd and 4th decade in contrast to this finding Shibata et al showed that the age of discovery of the dentigerous cyst was generally 9–11 years. The treatment indicated for dentigerous cysts are surgical enucleation of the cyst, along with removal of the involved tooth; or the use of a marsupialization technique, which removes the cyst while preserving the developing tooth. The present case report describes the management of dentigerous cysts in children with the use of Bismuth Subnitrate Iodoform Paste.

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