Odontogenic keratocysts/keratocystic odontogenic tumours: biological characteristics, clinical manifestation and treatment

Odontogenic keratocysts/keratocystic odontogenic tumours: biological characteristics, clinical manifestation and treatment.

BACKGROUND Odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) now reclassified as Keratocystic odontogenic tumours (KCOTs) are a clinical entity with a characteristic microscopic picture, kinetic growth and biological behaviour. They arise from the proliferation of the epithelial dental lamina in both maxilla and mandible and occur in patients of all ages. 70-80% of keratocysts are found in the mandible commonly i...

Clinical Characteristics of Odontogenic Cutaneous Fistulas

BACKGROUND Odontogenic cutaneous fistula appears as dimpling or a nodule with purulent discharge, usually in the chin or jaw. Affected patients usually seek help from dermatologists or surgeons rather than from dentists. However, clinical symptoms of facial skin fistula without dental problems can lead to misdiagnosis. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical charac...

Keywords: Pediatric oral pathology, Odontogenic cysts, Odontogenic tumours, Tumour like lesions, Salivary gland tumours

Materials and Methods: The records of dental and maxillofacial surgery centre were taken and a retrospective evaluation of the pediatric lesions biopsied over a period of ten years (2002-2011) was done. Patients aged 15 years and below were considered as pediatric patients and pathologies were grouped into 8 categories, according to age, gender, anatomic location and pathologic diagnosis. Resul...

Odontogenic tumours: A review of 266 cases

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to examine the relative frequency of odontogenic tumours at a tertiary hospital in Ibadan, as well as to study the various histologic types based on WHO 2005 classification and to compare results from this study with those of previous studies. STUDY DESIGN The records of the Oral Pathology Department of University College Hospital were reviewed. Lesions di...

WHO histological classification of odontogenic tumours