actinomyces colonization in keratocystic odontogenic tumor: a case report

نویسندگان

zohreh jafari-ashkavandi dept. of oral and maxillofacial pathology, school of dentistry, shiraz university of medical science, shiraz, iran.

fereshteh kamali postgraduate student, dept. of oral and maxillofacial pathology, school of dentistry, shiraz university of medical science, shiraz, iran.

چکیده

actinomycosis is an anaerobic infection that involves the craniofacial region and its colonization has rarely been reported in the developmental odontogenic cysts. in the present report, a case of odontogenic keratocyst (which is now called keratocystic odontogenic tumor) with the colonization of actinomyces is introduced and its significance is discussed.

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journal of dentistry, shiraz university of medical sciences

جلد ۱۶، شماره ۲، صفحات ۱۳۴-۰

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