Odontogenic Myxoma - Case Reports and Review of Literature

The odontogenic myxoma of the jaw bone is a rarely occurring, benign, slow growing, nonencapsulated neoplasm which is of ectomesenchymal origin. This neoplasm occurs almost exclusively in the jaw bones. The odontogenic myxoma may show a wide spectrum of radiographic appearances, unilocular, multilocular radiolucency and a distinct or difuse border, making the diferential diagnosis difcult. Therefore, histopathological examination is mandatory. Odontogenic myxomas have a high rate of recurrence, which ranges from 10–33% with an average of 25% and majority of recurrences occur within the frst two years. Here, we are presenting two case reports of maxillary and mandibular odontogenic myxoma along with their review of literature.