Rushton bodies - a pathological enigma

Authors

  • Treville Pereira Dr.D.Y.Patil School of Dentistry, Sector 7, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Pincode- 400706
  • Subraj Shetty Dr.D.Y.Patil School of Dentistry, Sector 7, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Pincode- 400706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/bds.2015.v18i2.1097

Abstract

The most common inflammatory odontogenic cyst is the radicular cyst. It forms as a result of pulp necrosis due to the presence of carious teeth. Rushton bodies may be seen as irregular structures on the surface epithelium of odontogenic cysts. We present a rare case of a radicular cyst showing rushton bodies in a 47-year-old male patient.

Author Biographies

Treville Pereira, Dr.D.Y.Patil School of Dentistry, Sector 7, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Pincode- 400706

Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

Subraj Shetty, Dr.D.Y.Patil School of Dentistry, Sector 7, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Pincode- 400706

Associate Professor
Dept of Oral Pathology and Microbiolog

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Published

2015-05-15

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2015): Apr. - Jun. / 2015 - Published May 2015

Section

Short Communication