Odontogenic diseases
Odontogenic diseases
Updated: 02/12/2021
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
Odontogenic cysts
- Derived from remnants of odontogenic epithelium
- Within the maxilla or mandible or surrounding soft tissue
- Heterogenous group of lesions
Inflammatory: Periapical/radicular cyst,
most common, tooth bearing areas; squamous epithelium lined tissue with
variable inflammation
Developmental: Lateral periodontal cyst
Neoplastic: Keratocystic odontogenic tumor
Odontogenic tumors
- Rare
- Derived from remnants of odontogenic epithelium
- Present within the maxilla or mandible or surrounding soft tissue
- Either neoplastic (benign or malignant) or hamartomatous
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