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Volume 2 Issue 4 (October-December, 2014)

Case Reports

INFECTED ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST- A CASE REPORT
Gurbinder S Kang, Dilawarjit Kaur

Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is a developmental odontogenic cyst, characterized by unique and distinct histopathologic characteristics and an aggressive biologic behavior. The aggressive clinical behavior and frequent recurrence following curettage has been the focus of several studies, which indicated that the OKC epithelial lining may have some intrinsic growth potential. Histopathologically the epithelial lining is a regular continuous layer of keratinized stratified epithelium, usually 6-8 cells thick. The keratinized epithelial lining can change into non-keratinized epithelium because of inflammation. It is possible that inflammation may alter not only the morphology but also the proliferative potential of the epithelial lining. Here we present a case report of a 18 year female who was diagnosed with an infected odontogenic keratocyst.
Key words: Inflammation, odontogenic keratocyst.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Gurbinder S Kang   BDS (Intern), Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental sciences & Research, Amritsar, Punjab.

This article may be cited as: Kang GS, Kaur D.  Infected Odontogenic Keratocyst- A Case Report. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(4):85-88.

 
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