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Research Article| Volume 59, ISSUE 6, P578-580, June 1985

The sublingual dermoid cyst

Report of five cases and review of the literature
  • C.J.T. Howell
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    Department of Oral Surgery, West Hill Hospital Dartford, England
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      Abstract

      Dermoid cysts are commonly found throughout the body. However, they occur only rarely in the oral cavity; most commonly they are sublingual. This article reviews five cases of sublingual dermoid cyst, which have been the only ones seen in the diagnostic indices of the Royal Dental Hospital, Leicester Square, the Middlesex Hospital, and Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead.
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