background. the aim of this study was to investigate myofibroblast (mf) density in a broad spectrum of odontogenic cysts and tumors and the relation between the density of mfs and the clinical behavior of these lesions. methods. a total of 105 cases of odontogenic lesions, including unicystic ameloblastoma (uam), solid ameloblastoma (sa), odontogenic keratocyst (okc), dentigerous cyst (dc), rad...

Pindborg tumor is a rare benign epithelial odontogenic tumor occurring most frequently in the posterior part of the lower jaw. I herein report a case of a 12 year old pediatric male patient with a painless swelling of the left maxilla of 5 months duration. Radio graphically, a well circumscribed unilocular radiolucency containing radiopaque foci associated with impacted tooth was seen, along wi...

Background. The aim of this study was to investigate myofibroblast (MF) density in a broad spectrum of odontogenic cysts and tumors and the relation between the density of MFs and the clinical behavior of these lesions. Methods. A total of 105 cases of odontogenic lesions, including unicystic ameloblastoma (UAM), solid ameloblastoma (SA), odontogenic keratocyst (OKC), dentigerous cyst (DC), rad...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Calcifying odontogenic cyst is an uncommon developmental cyst. It accounts for only 1% of jaw cysts and uncommonly occurs with odontoma. Herein, we report a case of calcifying odontogenic cyst, associated with complex odontoma. CASE REPORT: The patient was a 12-year-old girl with complaints of painless swelling in the mandibular first premolar. In radiographic examinat...

A 14-year-old Black female was referred for management of an asymptomatic swelling in her right maxilla. The lesion measured 3cm across, was localised lateral to the right ala of the nose, felt bony hard in some areas and soft in others, and was continuous with the maxillary buccal plate. It occupied the right anterior vestibule but there was no palatal expansion. A panoramic radiograph showed ...

A male patient presented with an extraordinarily large calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (CEOT or Pindborg-tumor) that affected the maxilla. The disease became evident due to alterations in the facial aspect, in particular of the perioral region, caused by the expanding tumor. CEOT is characterised by the slowly growing mass of part of the jaws. Multilocular or extraosseous manifestations...

En la ortopantomografía (fig. 1) se observaba en el maxilar izquierdo la existencia de una lesión expansiva de densidad heterogénea con calcificaciones en su interior. En la TC del maxilar superior (fig. 2A y B) se confirmó la tumoración de aspecto quístico en el maxilar superior izquierdo, centrada a nivel molar en la arcada dentaria. Se evidenciaba que la tumoración hacía relieve en el seno m...