Dentigerous Cyst (Follicular Odontome) of the Upper Jaw

Follicular Odontogenic Keratocyst Mimicking Dentigerous Cyst-report of Two Cases

Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is one of the most aggressive odontogenic cysts owing to its relatively high recurrence rate and its tendency to invade adjacent tissue. Radiographically odontogenic keratocyst can be of different types – follicular, envelopmental, replacemental, extraneous and collateral.The biological behaviour, prognosis, recurrence and therapeutic approaches vary in different st...

Dentigerous Cyst of Inflammatory Origin

A dentigerous cyst encloses a crown of an unerupted tooth by its follicle and is attached to the neck of the tooth. They may be of developmental or inflammatory origin. Dentigerous cyst of inflammatory origin occurs in immature tooth as a result of inflammation from preceding non-vital deciduous tooth or from other source spreading to involve the tooth follicle. These are diagnosed in the first...

Anterior Maxillary Dentigerous Cyst

Dentigerous cyst is a development odontogenic cyst, which apparently develops by accumulation of fluid between reduced enamel epithelium and the tooth crown of an unerupted tooth. It is one of the most prevalent types of odontogenic cysts associated with an erupted, developing or impacted tooth, particularly the mandibular 3rd molars, the other teeth that are commonly affected are maxillary can...

Multiocular Dentigerous Cyst

Dentigerous Cyst: A Case Report

The lining of an odontogenic cyst may show potential for neoplastic transformation to non odontogenic malignancies like squamous cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma and also odontogenic tumors like ameloblastoma and adenoamatoid odontogenic tumor (AOT). Unicystic ameloblastoma is a single cystic cavity lesion which shows ameloblastomatous differentiation in the lining. The clinical and ...