Open AccessBilateral keratocystic odontogenic tumor: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
KS Srivatsan,
Vikas Kumar,
Ashish Mahendra,
Preeti Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.140186
Subject(s) - medicine , keratocystic odontogenic tumor , odontogenic , orthodontics , ameloblastoma , dentistry , odontogenic tumor , pathology , maxilla
The designation "keratocyst" was used to describe any jaw cyst in which keratin was formed to a large extent. A rare incidence of bilateral mandibular cysts (odontogenic keratocysts) was related to third molar teeth. Herein, we report two cases of bilateral keratocystic odontogenic tumor in a 22-year-old male and 15-year-old female, which was diagnosed by a series of investigations and treated appropriately.