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Appliance-Supported Decompression for Radicular Cysts Associated With Primary Molars: A Pediatric Case Series.

Case reports in dentistry · Alpayçetin E, Mısır M, Tuna İnce EB, Koruyucu M, Gençay K · 2026-09-28

Researchers treated three young children (aged 7–8 years) with cysts linked to primary molars using appliance-supported decompression after tooth extraction. The approach resulted in cyst shrinkage, bone regeneration, and normal eruption of permanent teeth without recurrence or major complications.

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