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Such cysts show a male predilection and a preference for the mandibular region. Also, they commonly occur in the second and third decades of life, with only 9% occurring in the first decade. The aim of this work is to apply and study the therapeutic algorithms developed for dentigerous cysts and their outcomes, from the early diagnostic stage to the complete healing phase of pediatric patients diagnosed with this medical condition. Materials and Methods: The study included 19 pediatric patients diagnosed with dentigerous cysts who underwent the enucleation and extraction or conservative attitude of the associated tooth. The bony healing was also followed-up 9 months after the surgery. Results: A higher incidence in the posterior area of the mandible and maxilla was observed, as well as a higher incidence in boys. The 9 months postoperative radiographic assessment showed that the bony defects were completely healed. Conclusions: A thorough understanding of the nature of the lesion backed by a good clinical history and by state-of-the-art radiographic and radiologic examinations can go a long way in helping the surgeon to choose the correct therapeutic approach and to ameliorate the medical condition in the best long-term interest of the young patient. The considered dentigerous cyst cases demonstrated that an early diagnosis and treatment of this pathology is followed by a responsive treatment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina60071133","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,15]],"date-time":"2024-07-15T08:35:17Z","timestamp":1721032517000},"page":"1133","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Dentigerous Cysts in Children: Clinical, Radiological, and Healing Aspects"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"60","author":[{"given":"Maria Cristina","family":"Lang\u0103","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dental Medicine, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Diana Florina","family":"Nica","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dental Medicine, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5558-4777","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Virgil-Florin","family":"Duma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"3OM Optomechatronics Group, Faculty of Engineering, \u201cAurel Vlaicu\u201d University of Arad, 2 Elena Dragoi Str., 310130 Arad, Romania"},{"name":"Department of Measurements and Optical Electronics, Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, Polytechnic University of Timisoara, 2 Vasile Parvan Ave., 300223 Timisoara, Romania"},{"name":"Center of Research and Development for Mechatronics, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rodica Elena","family":"Heredea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, \u201cLouis Turcanu\u201d Children\u2019s Clinical Emergency Hospital, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cosmin","family":"Sinescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Dental Medicine, \u201cVictor Babes\u201d University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timisoara, Romania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1261","DOI":"10.1007\/s12105-021-01327-3","article-title":"Sine qua non: Dentigerous cyst","volume":"15","author":"Austin","year":"2021","journal-title":"Head Neck Pathol."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e7051","DOI":"10.1002\/ccr3.7051","article-title":"Conservative management of dentigerous cyst in children: Report of two clinical cases","volume":"11","author":"Khalifa","year":"2023","journal-title":"Clin. 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