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ArticleBMC oral health2026

Conservative management of extensive maxillary adenomatoid odontogenic tumor with a customized cyst plug: a case report emphasizing differential diagnosis and bone regeneration.

Zuwen Ma, Guangwei Chen, Huilin Wu, Weifa Li, Libin Zhou

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Zuwen Ma *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction & Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China.
Guangwei Chen *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction & Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China.
Huilin WuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction & Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China.
Weifa LiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction & Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China.
Libin ZhouDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Guangdong Engineering Research Center of Oral Restoration and Reconstruction & Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Research of Oral Regenerative Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510182, China. fmmumario@126.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4810-9801

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Abstract

backgroundThis case report describes a large maxillary adenomatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT) initially misdiagnosed as a dentigerous cyst (DC) and highlights the postoperative use of a customized cyst plug to manage a palatal bone defect without bone grafting. CASE PRESENTATION: A 13-year-old girl presented with anterior maxillary swelling and a unilocular radiolucent lesion associated with an impacted canine. The lesion was initially diagnosed as a DC. Intraoperative findings prompted histopathologic examination, which confirmed AOT. A postoperative palatal bone defect was subsequently managed with a customized cyst plug. At 18-month follow-up, radiographic bone fill and satisfactory clinical healing were observed without additional grafting.

conclusionsThis case underscores both the diagnostic overlap between AOT and DC and the potential role of a customized cyst plug as a graft-sparing postoperative support in selected patients with large defects. Given the single-case design, therapeutic efficacy cannot be established, and further comparative studies are warranted.

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AmeloblastomaBone RegenerationMaxillary NeoplasmsAdolescentDentigerous CystDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansAdenomatoid Odontogenic TumorBone defectsCyst plugDentigerous CystMisdiagnosis

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