Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a cyst of tooth origin with an aggressive clinical behavior including a high recurrence rate. OKC demographics in the northwestern United States are presented and compared to those reported elsewhere. A total of 430 cases were obtained from 393 patients of the northwest region over a period of 15 years. Data evaluated included: site, gender, age, race, and associ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate the relative frequency of developmental odontogenic cysts in an Iranian population. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study 245 cysts from both jaws, treated in the Faculty of Dentistry at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences during a 10-year period from 1998 to 2008, were analyzed in order to evaluate the incidence of such cysts. We h...

Since the term odontogenic keratocyst first appeared in the literature, controversy has surrounded its terminology and surgical management. Recent articles would suggest that surgical opinion is still divided between aggressive radical resection and a more conservative approach. We present an interesting case of a large keratocystic odontogenic tumour shown to have eroded through bony cortices ...

An odontogenic keratocyst was detected and treated in the lower jaw. A 3D reconstruction from a CT scan was made before surgery and 15 months after. The healing process was monitored using stressstrain analyses of the mandible with a system of keratocysts, and by comparing them with the analogous data of stress-strain analyses of the patients mandible after the surgical extirpation of the cysts.

conclusions the current study showed that clinicians should consider the many factors associated with the occurrence of odontogenic cysts. objectives the current study aimed to evaluate the frequency of odontogenic cysts and related factors in a selected iranian population. patients and methods the current cross-sectional study was conducted on 312 patients’ recorded data in taleghani hospital,...

nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome (bcns) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder. multiple organ systems may be affected in this syndrome including abnormalities of the skin, skeletal system, genitourinary system and central nevus system. in this report, we present a case of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome in a 26-year-old male patient. the patient had multiple odontogenic keratocys...

Background: The odontogenic keratocyst (OKC), earlier referred as the keratocystic tumor, is a distinctive form of developmental cyst. OKC unique because its distinguishing clinical features, including potentially aggressive behavior, high recurrence rate and an association with nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Treatment options includes from conservative approach to extensive surgeries ma...

Although odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) are benign, they are often locally destructive and tend to recur after conservative surgical treatment. They must therefore be distinguished from other cysts of the jaw. Keratocysts possess outpouchings and microscopic daughter cysts from which recurrences may arise. Histologic examination is essential for diagnosis since the appearances on roentgenograms...

AIM Though odontogenic lesions have in common origin from the primitive odontogenic epithelium , there is a diversity in their initiation behavior and growth. The aggressive nature of odontogenic keratocyst similar to ameloblastoma in comparision with the other common odontogenic (dentigerous and radicular) cyst could be due to possible differences in their epithelial linings. PCNA (Proliferati...