Non-Surgical Ciliated Cyst of the Maxilla - An Unconventional Variant.

The term surgical ciliated cyst of the maxilla is a designation for cysts of the maxillary sinus conventionally associated with surgery and trauma. Surgical ciliated cysts with a noncontributory history of surgery or trauma can pose a diagnostic challenge. We report an interesting case of ciliated cyst of the maxilla in a 54-year-old male patient. The present case provides a plausible explanation for the occurrence of ciliated cyst of the maxilla lacking history of surgery or trauma.

Response of intra canal medicaments on viability and survival of SHEDs.

BACKGROUND: Regenerative endodontic procedures (REP) rely on the principles of tissue engineering and take advantage of the regenerative abilities of Stem Cells derived from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs). Since REPs advise the minimal instrumentation of root canals, they are more dependent on intracanal medicaments with antimicrobial activity to provide a sterile environment for pulpal regeneration. Hence present trial was conducted to examine the influence of different intracanal medicaments on SHEDs proliferation and survival. STUDY DESIGN: SHEDs were cultured by using the long-term explant culture method and characterized using flow cytometry and exposed to different concentrations of calcium hydroxide, doxycycline, potassium iodide, triamcinolone, and glutaraldehyde. SHEDs were subjected to the 3-(4,5- dimethylthiazol -2 -yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H- tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, apoptosis using the Annexin V-binding assay and Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) activity. RESULTS: All medicaments significantly reduced cell viability at different concentrations over different exposure times. Highest number of live cells and ALP activity was observed in SHEDs cultured in calcium hydroxide. CONCLUSION: Potassium iodide and glutaraldehyde were the significantly less likely of all the medications examined to adversely affect the viability and survival of SHEDs.

Rushton bodies.

Rushton bodies (RBs) are hyaline bodies found in epithelial lining of the odontogenic cysts that appear as peculiar, eosinophilic, straight or curved, irregular or rounded, polycyclic glassy structures occurring with variable frequency in the epithelial lining of odontogenic cysts. This article depicts the various shapes and amusing staining properties of RBs along with a brief cognizance about their much-debated origin.