1MDS, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar. Email: hrprtarora@gmail.com
2MDS, Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar. Email: adesh_manchanda@yahoo.com
3MDS, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur. Email: gosavisr@gmail.com
*CORRESPONDENCE AUTHOR: Dr. Adesh Manchanda, MDS, Associate Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology & Microbiology, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar Email: adesh_manchanda@yahoo.com
Since the day of initial description of calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC), it has remained a subject of considerable interest due to uncertainties surrounding its biological nature—whether it represents a true cyst, a neoplasm, or a cystic neoplasm—as well as its diverse histopathological presentations. Thus, different classifications have been proposed since the day of its inception to justify its biological nature and variable histopathological presentations. The aim of this article was to discuss series of cases of simple COC, COC associated with odontoma and Dentinogenic ghost cell odontogenic tumor (DGCT) which corresponds to Praetorius classification type 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Further, review of literature is also discussed regarding different nomenclature and classifications proposed.
Calcifying odontogenic cyst, Dentinogenic ghost cell odontogenic tumor, Odontoma
