Eruption cysts: A series of 66 cases with clinical features

Palatal Supernumerary Tooth in a Pediatric Patient

This report describes the case of a child with a congenital palatal lesion that grew rapidly in the first year of life and was found to be a supernumerary tooth. A 14-month-old male presented with a congenital midline palatal lesion visible behind his newly erupted maxillary central incisors. The lesion had been present since birth and was round, raised, firm, and covered with normal-appearing mucosa. The results from CT imaging indicated the lesion was a rudimentary tooth crown. It was excised and confirmed to be a supernumerary tooth. The patient healed without complications. Congenital palatal lesions with this appearance are most commonly hamartomas, cysts, epulides, and teratomas. Congenital midline palatal lesions are uncommon, and supernumerary teeth are not typically in the differential diagnosis. Imaging is helpful for the management of congenital palatal lesions.

Eruption Cyst Treated with Diode Laser: A Case Report

Eruption cyst or eruption hematoma is a soft tissue cyst of odontogenic origin that occurs in mucosa, which forms shortly before the eruption of the primary or permanent tooth. It is usually found in children. In some cases, it has been seen that it disappears on its own. If there are complications like pain, bleeding or infection, surgical exposure and drainage are necessary. This case is associated with erupting permanent tooth, and its surgical crown exposure has been done by using a diode laser. How to cite this article: Bansal MB, Kumari A, Asrani KH, et al. Eruption Cyst Treated with Diode Laser: A Case Report. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2022;15(2):215-217.

Odontogenic and Developmental Oral Lesions in Pediatric Patients

This article reviews odontogenic and developmental oral lesions encountered in the gnathic region of pediatric patients. The process of odontogenesis is discussed as it is essential to understanding the pathogenesis of odontogenic tumors. The clinical presentation, microscopic features, and prognosis are addressed for odontogenic lesions in the neonate (dental lamina cysts/gingival cysts of the newborn, congenital (granular cell) epulis of the newborn, melanotic neuroectodermal tumor, choristoma/heterotopia, cysts of foregut origin), lesions associated with unerupted/erupting teeth (hyperplastic dental follicle, eruption cyst, dentigerous cyst, odontogenic keratocyst/keratocystic odonogenic tumor, buccal bifurcation cyst/inflammatory collateral cyst) and pediatric odontogenic hamartomas and tumors (odontoma, ameloblastic fibroma, ameloblastoma, adenomatoid odontogenic tumor, primordial odontogenic tumor). Pediatric odontogenic and developmental oral lesions range from common to rare, but familiarity with these entities is essential due to the varying management implications of these diagnoses.