residual cyst
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Related to residual cyst: radicular cyst, dentigerous cyst, Primordial cyst
re·si·du·al cyst
the persistence of an apical periodontal cyst that remains after tooth extraction.
residual cyst
an odontogenic cyst that remains in the jaw after the removal of a tooth or by incomplete removal of all cystic material from the cystic area.
re·si·du·al cyst
(rē-zidyū-ăl sist)Persistence of an apical periodontal cyst that remains after tooth extraction.