Multiple Calcifying Hyperplastic Dental Follicles: A Case Report

Davood Davari; Elham Arzhang; Parisa Soltani

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2018.11.021

Multiple Calcifying Hyperplastic Dental Follicles: A Case Report

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2019 Apr;77(4):757-761. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.11.021. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Authors

Davood Davari¹, Elham Arzhang², Parisa Soltani³

Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
² Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, School of Dentistry, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
³ Postgraduate, Dental Students' Research Committee, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Electronic address: parisa.soltani@live.com.

PMID: 30586542
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.11.021

Abstract

Multiple calcifying hyperplastic dental follicles (MCHDFs) are a rare condition of calcification in the follicles of multiple impacted teeth. Radiologically, they appear as multiple pericoronal radiolucencies with radiopaque foci. This report presents a case of MCHDFs in a 22-year-old man.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging*
Calcinosis / surgery*
Dental Sac / pathology*
Humans
Male
Periodontal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Periodontal Diseases / surgery*
Tooth, Impacted*
Young Adult