Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 3

Epidermoid cyst a rare entity in lower left side of the face-A case report

  • Author:
  • Santosh Jadhav1,, Abhijeet Jadhav1, Amit Mhapuskar2, Sagar Nagare3, Prakash Vhatkar4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 167 to 169

1Assistant Professor, Bharati Vidhyapeeth Deemed University Dental College, Pune

2Professor, Bharati Vidhyapeeth Deemed University Dental College, Pune

3Assistant Professor, Yogita Dental College & Hospital, Khed, Maharashtra

4Associate Professor, Bharati Vidhyapeeth Deemed University Dental College, Pune

*Corresponding Author: Email: dr.santoshbjadhav@gmail.com

Online published on 4 November, 2016.

Abstract

Epidermoid cyst is a rare developmental cyst of the oro-facial region which results from entrapped epidermal elements without adnexal appendages. Dermoid and epidermoid cysts occur in orofacial region with an incidence of 6.9–7%. Teratomas always refered to as dermoid cysts. Epidermoid dermoid cyst is also used to describe inclusion cysts of face, neck, and floor of the mouth. These cyst also also shows epidermal tissues and even hair follicles, sweat and sebaceous glands in the cyst wall and keratin and sebum in the cyst cavity.

Keywords

Cyst, Dermoid cyst, Epidermoid cyst, Inclusion cyst