The main aim of this review was to give a detailed view of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment options for the radicular cyst. Pulpal necrosis occurs as a consequence of caries affecting the tooth along with periapical inflammatory response will result in radicular cyst. This review gives a detailed view of the cyst. The radicular cyst comes under classification of inflammatory cysts. Radicular cysts show similar radiographical characteristics in relation with pre-existing chronic periapical periodontitis, making it difficult to diagnose. This arises due to inflammation from the epithelial residues found along the periodontal ligament mostly following the pulpal necrosis. The radicular cyst spontaneously heals after extraction or root canal treatment. Various different literatures have debated about the treatment of the radicular cyst. Thus, in our review, we have detailed about the various aspects of radicular cyst.
1 Department of Physiology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India,
2 Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding author:Dr. Priya Lochana, Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.