Odontogenic keratocyst

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Quintana Díaz Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana
  • Josefa Dolores Miranda Tarragó Facultad de Estomatología Universidad de Ciencias Médicas La Habana
  • Fowaz Al-Gobhari Facultad de Estomatología de la Universidad de Thamar

Keywords:

Developmental odontogenic cysts, odontogenic keratocyst, maxillary cysts

Abstract

Odontogenesis keratocyst is a histological type of developmental odontogenic cysts
whose incidence occurring between the second and the third decades of life with a
potential second appearance in fifth decade. The lower third molars and the
mandibular angle areas are the more involved and from there the lesion progresses
to branch and body. Among the other types of cysts this is very important due to
the high rate of relapse located between the 25 and the 60 % and by its
histopathologic features differentiating it from other cystic lesions. The case of a
female aged 33 is presented, which in clinical and radiographic examination had a
lesion circumscribed to radiolucent unilocular left mandibular area in the second
premolar eruption. After clinical radiographic and histopathologic examinations an
odontogenic keratocyst was diagnosed. Surgical treatment was applied with
satisfactory results and until now without clinical and radiographic relapse signals.

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Published

2009-07-16

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1.
Quintana Díaz JC, Miranda Tarragó JD, Al-Gobhari F. Odontogenic keratocyst. Rev Cubana Estomatol [Internet]. 2009 Jul. 16 [cited 2025 Jul. 8];46(3):70-7. Available from: https://revestomatologia.sld.cu/index.php/est/article/view/2627

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2009): JUL- SEP

Section

Case Report

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