Inflamed Odontogenic Cyst with Colonization: Management of an Atypical Case in a 16-Year-Old Patient.

Inflammatory odontogenic cysts, if not treated, may lead to progression of osteolytic activity, potential paresthesia, and loss of teeth. A 16-year-old female patient was referred by a pediatric dentist for asymptomatic abnormal radiolucency found interproximally to the mandibular left first and second premolars. Radiographic, clinical, and pathologic analyses led to a diagnosis of an inflamed odontogenic cyst (type K09.