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Volume 22 , Issue 1
January/February 2002
Pages 79–83

A Rare Lesion of the Periodontium: The Gingival Cyst of the Adult— A Report of Three Cases

Francesco Cairo, DDS, Roberto Rotundo, DDS, Giuseppe Ficarra, MD

PMID: 11922222
DOI: 10.11607/prd.00.0448

This article describes the clinical aspects and the histologic features of three cases of gingival cyst of the adult. The diagnostic problems of this rare entity are discussed. Radiographic examination to determine the presence of bone loss must be undertaken to differentiate the gingival cyst of the adult from the more frequent lateral periodontal cyst. (Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent 2002;22:79–83.)

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