Disease or Syndrome
radicular cyst
Subclass of:
Periapical Diseases;
Periodontal Cyst
Definitions related to radicular cyst:
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An odontogenic cyst of inflammatory origin associated with non-vital teeth. The maxilla is the most common site of involvement. Many radicular cysts are symptomless and discovered incidentally on radiological examination of a carious or non-vital tooth. (WHO 2017)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Slow-growing fluid-filled epithelial sac at the apex of a tooth with a nonvital pulp or defective root canal filling.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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