Maxillary dentigerous cysts although uncommon need to be considered in the differential diagnosis in children with painless facial swelling. We present a case of dentigerous cyst associated with maxillary deciduous canine and maxillary premolars manifesting as a unilateral swelling in canine region of the face. A ten-year-old boy came to oral and maxillofacial surgery unit with a painless left ...

Background & Aims: The role of P53 and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) genes in inflamed and non-inflamed odontogenic cysts is related to cell proliferation but it is unclear. The aim of this study was immunohistochemical evaluation of P53 and PCNA expression in inflamed and non-inflamed dentigerous cysts Methods: In the present study, 23 dentigerous cysts (12 inflamed and 11 non-infl...

Dentigerous cysts are the second most common developmental odontogenic cysts after radicular cyst. They usually present in the second or third decades of life and these cysts are rarely seen during child hood. Their frequency in the general population has been estimated at 1.44 cysts for every 100 unerupted teeth. According to frequency of impaction, the maxillary permanent canine ranks second ...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a developmental odontogenic cyst with specific histopathological features, high recurrence rate, and aggressive clinical behavior. Angiogenesis might be considered as an important factor for the growth, expansion, and distribution of this lesion. PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to determine the mean vascular densities (MVD) of ...

AIM Though odontogenic lesions have in common origin from the primitive odontogenic epithelium , there is a diversity in their initiation behavior and growth. The aggressive nature of odontogenic keratocyst similar to ameloblastoma in comparision with the other common odontogenic (dentigerous and radicular) cyst could be due to possible differences in their epithelial linings. PCNA (Proliferati...

statement of the problem: odontogenic keratocyst (okc) is a developmental odontogenic cyst with specific histopathological features, high recurrence rate, and aggressive clinical behavior. angiogenesis might be considered as an important factor for the growth, expansion, and distribution of this lesion. purpose: the aim of the present study was to determine the mean vascular densities (mvd) of ...