An unusual presentation of dentigerous cyst involving the maxillary canine in a young boy

Dentigerous cysts are benign odontogenic cysts that are associated with the crown of permanent teeth. they are usually single in occurrence and are located in the mandible. dentigerous cysts are always associated with an unerupted or developing tooth bud and are found most frequently around the crown of mandibular third molar,maxillary canine,mandibular premolar and maxillary third molars here we report a case of dentigerous cyst in maxilla associated with maxillary impacted canine which was displaced to floor of the orbit compressing the maxillary sinus on left side. the cyst was successfully treated by enucleation along with extraction of the involved maxillary impacted canine.