Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor of the Mandible – A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Sreenivasrao Ghali1,, Girish Katti2, Parita K. Chitroda3, Chandrika Katti4, Syed Shahbaz1
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 67 to 69

1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Al-Badar Dental College and Hospital, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

2Principal, HOD and Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Al-Badar Dental College and Hospital, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

3Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Al-Badar Dental College and Hospital, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

4Senior Lecturer, Department of Orthodontia, Al-Badar Dental College and Hospital, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author email id: drsghali@gmail.com

Online published on 1 October, 2015.

Abstract

Odontogenic keratocyst has been renamed as KCOT (Keratocysticodontogenic tumour) by the World Health Organization in 2005. It is a benign intraosseous neoplasm of the jaw. They develop from the dental lamina remenants in the mandible and maxilla. KCOT is of particular interest because of its recurrence rate and aggressive behaviour. We are here presenting a case of KCOT in middle aged male patient.

Keywords

Keratocystic odontogenic tumour, OKC, Neoplasm, Enucleation, Small daughter cysts, Odontogenesis