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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 287-289 |
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Orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst
Ramakrishnan Bharathi, Gnanadeepam Santiago, Parthiban Nallaiyan
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Ramakrishnan Bharathi
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai - 600 003, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0976-433X.145171
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Odontogenic keratocyst is a cyst derived from the remnants of the dental lamina, with a biologic behavior similar to benign neoplasm and it is now designated as keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) in the new World Health Organization classification. Orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC) is a rare developmental odontogenic cyst that has been considered as a variant of KCOT until Wright (1981) defined it as a different entity. The OOC is a specific odontogenic clinicopathological entity that should be differentiated from the KCOT as it presents a completely different biological behavior. Here we present a case of OOC in a 19year-old male patient and review on its clinical and histological aspects. |
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