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Dermoid cyst of the maxilla.

Bodner L, Woldenberg Y, Sion-Vardy N

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Soroka Medical Center and Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. lbodner@bgu.ac.il

Dermoid cysts of the jaw bones are very rare. A case of an intraosseous dermoid cyst of the maxilla of a 5-year-old-male is reported. The possible origins are described.

Published 1 August 2005 in Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg, 34(4): 453-5.
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