Orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC) was initially defined as the uncommon orthokeratinized type of keratocyst (OKC) by World Health Organization (WHO). Several studies have shown that OOC has different clinicopathologic aspects when compared with other developmental cysts, especially OKC. So now emerges to be a distinct entity, according 4th edition WHO Classification Head and Neck Tumors w...

background and aims. the aim of this study was to investigate the relative frequency of developmental odontogenic cysts in an iranian population. materials and methods. in this study 245 cysts from both jaws, treated in the faculty of dentistry at tabriz university of medical sciences during a 10-year period from 1998 to 2008, were analyzed in order to evaluate the incidence of such cysts. we h...

Surgical ciliated cyst is uncommon in Western countries but frequently reported in Asian populations as a delayed complication of surgery, with inclusion in the bone of nasal or sinus mucosa. Isolated cases have also been reported in the mandible after orthognathic surgery. We report a case in the maxillary region three years after radical sinus surgery for chronic sinusitis. Intraoral examinat...

This paper represents a study of 35 cases of odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) diagnosed in a Malaysian population. The clinical, radiological and histopathological features, treatment modalities and recurrence of this lesion were analysed. There was a higher prevalence rate among Malaysian Chinese (51.42 percent), while the Malays and Indians accounted for 22.86 percent and 25.72 percent respective...

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 ...