Dentigerous cyst (DC) is one of the most common odontogenic cysts of the jaws and rarely recurs. On the other hand, keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT), formerly known as odontogenic keratocyst (OKC), is considered a benign unicystic or multicystic intraosseous neoplasm and one of the most aggressive odontogenic lesions presenting relatively high recurrence rate and a tendency to invade adjac...

A 40-year-old man suffered from a repeatedly recurrent desmoplastic ameloblastoma in the right maxillary anterior and premolar regions. During the first visit, the patient was provisionally histopathologically diagnosed with a developmental cyst, and it was confirmed to be unicystic ameloblastoma and resected. Four years later, the lesion recurred, and was diagnosed as a desmoplastic type of am...

Markers of cell proliferation are widely used as diagnostic and prognostic tools. Coincident estimation these markers increases the precise evaluation proliferative status different tissues can also be helpful in determining progression, aggressiveness prognosis lesions. The current study investigated expression PCNA MCM3 40 formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue blocks odontogenic keratocyst ...