Thyroglossal Tract Cyst at Dentist Dictionary

What is Thyroglossal Tract Cyst? An odontogenic cyst with the histologic features of a dentigerous cyst that surrounds a tooths crown that has erupted through bone but not soft tissue and is clinically visible as a soft fluctuant mass on the alveolar ridges.

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