Odontogenic tumors are lesions arising from or associated with odontogenic apparatus, their remnants or their derivatives. They are considered to be rare lesions, and as per the reported studies, they consist of 3%–9% of all biopsied specimens.[1‐13] The classification of odontogenic tumors is dynamic. It is modified regularly, as our understanding and perception of the nature and behavior of t...

BACKGROUND Odontogenic tumors (OTs) are rare lesions, exclusive of the jaws, that are derived from epithelial and/or ectomesenchymal elements of the tooth-forming apparatus. Their biological behavior is heterogeneous, including hamartomatous tissue proliferation, benign nonaggressive and aggressive neoplasms, and malignant tumors with metastatic capacity. The aim of this study was to describe t...

Odontogenic myxomas are uncommon tumors of comprising of 3% of all the tumors of odontogenic origin. They usually occur during the second and third decades of life and are more commonly seen in females. The current case report sheds light upon the surgical treatment of a myxoma of odontogenic origin in posterior maxilla of a young female patient. Prosthodontic rehabilitation stages are also bri...

NTRODUCTION Odontogenic tumors have been a topic of considerable interest to oral pathologists who have studied and catalogued them for decades. As odontogenic tumors may contain tissues similar to the ones present in the tooth germ, the diagnostic significance of immature odontogenic tissues in jaw specimens from children and adolescents is not always clear. They could represent neoplasia as w...

Introduction: Oral verrucous carcinoma (OVC) is a rare malignancy of the oral cavity that was first described by Ackerman. This tumor is a well-differentiated low-grade, slow growing cancer that is locally invasive without metastasis. Ameloblastoma is one of the most common odontogenic tumors, which originates from the odontogenic epithelium. Verrucous carcinoma along with central ambloblastoma...

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (Pindborg tumor), is a rare benign odontogenic neoplasm representing about 0.4-3% of all odontogenic tumors. This tumor more frequently affects adults in the age range of 20-60 years, with a peak incidence in the 5th decade of life. Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour has a much lower recurrence rate than ameloblastoma and malignant transformation, a...

Most of the head and neck tumors are odontogenic in origin. Non odontogenic tumors of epithelial or mesenchymal origin also form a significant component in this region. The tumors arising from mesenchymal component may originate from various structures like fibrous tissue, adipose tissue, bone and cartilage. Here we report a case of benign tumor originating from bone that is restricted to the c...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to analyze the frequency and distribution of odontogenic tumors (OTs) in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, and to compare the findings with those reported in the literature. STUDY DESIGN The records of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pathology Departments at Erciyes University, with histologic diagnosis of odontogenic tumors (based on the World...

p53 and PCNA expression in keratocystic odontogenic tumors compared with selected odontogenic cysts Summary: The aim of this study was to evaluate p53 and PCNA expression in different odontogenic lesions regarding their different clinical behaviors. Slices prepared from 94 paraffin-embedded tissue blocks (25 radicular cysts (RC), 23 dentigerous cysts (DC), 23 keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KC...

OBJECTIVE Determine survival and factors affecting survival for patients with malignant tumors of odontogenic origin. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective analysis of the National Cancer Institute's SEER database (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results). SETTING Tertiary medical center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS All cases of malignant tumors of odontogenic origin were extracted from the SEER databa...