Marsupialization of a cyst
Marsupialization of a cyst in the right mandible associated with unerupted teeth. (A) Swelling around the right second deciduous molar. (B) Radiographic appearance before marsupialization. Note the large radiolucent lesion and displacement of the second right premolar toward the inferior border (compare with the opposite side). Cystectomy would probably injure or necessitate the removal of the premolars, so it was marsupialization of the cyst that was performed instead. (C) Aspiration to determine whether the lesion was fluid filled (cystic). (D) The lower right deciduous second molar was removed, and the cyst was opened through the socket (decompressed). (E) Panoramic radiograph taken 5 months after surgery showing bone fill and eruption of the premolars.
