Radicuar Cyst Involving Anterior Maxilla

Radicular cysts are a type of inflammatory origin cysts and mostly formed in the area of apical periodontitis of a tooth having infected or necrotic pulp. Radiographically, radicular cysts appear as an osteolytic lesion at the periapex of carious or endodontically involved teeth. Clinical diagnosis of a radicular cyst is rare and almost impossible, hence radiological and histological examinations are crucial for definitive diagnosis. Initial treatment of all endodontic periapical lesions should be conventional endodontic root canal therapy and larger cysts should be enucleated to remove cystic lining and prevent recurrence or formation of residual cyst after extraction. We present a case of radicular cyst involving the anterior maxillary segment of the oral cavity in a 27-year-old patient.