Michael Jennings, VMD, DAVDC, writes about dentigerous cysts which are often seen in young brachycephalic dogs. They develop around an unerupted tooth when the epithelial lining covering the enamel produces fluid, causing expansion and destruction of surrounding bone.
Jennings shares the importance of counting teeth, determining if a tooth is missing or unerupted and locating unerupted teeth. He suggests the timing of spay/neuter procedures often lends itself to also getting dental radiographs.
Source: Clinician’s Brief, February 2023. Link.
Diagnostic confirmation of a dentigerous cyst requires radiographic and clinical findings of the unerupted tooth and associated cystlike structure, as well as histopathologic findings consistent with the cyst lining.”