actinomycosis is an anaerobic infection that involves the craniofacial region and its colonization has rarely been reported in the developmental odontogenic cysts. in the present report, a case of odontogenic keratocyst (which is now called keratocystic odontogenic tumor) with the colonization of actinomyces is introduced and its significance is discussed.

Actinomycosis is an anaerobic infection that involves the craniofacial region and its colonization has rarely been reported in the developmental odontogenic cysts. In the present report, a case of odontogenic keratocyst (which is now called keratocystic odontogenic tumor) with the colonization of actinomyces is introduced and its significance is discussed.

PATHOGENESIS OF KERATOCYSTIC ODONTOGENIC TUMOR-A REVIEW Sunayana Tandon, 1 Khushboo Phull, 2 Piyush Tandon Reader, 1 Senior Lecturer, 2 Reader, 1. Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh 2. Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Teerthanker Mahaveer Dental College & Research Center, Moradabad, Uttar Prades...