Why is OKC recurrence so high?

[36] reported that a recurrent OKC may develop in three different ways: By incomplete removal of the original cyst lining; by the retention of daughter cysts, from microcysts or epithelial islands in the wall of the original cyst or by the development of new OKC from epithelial off-shoots of the basal layer of the oral …

What causes OKC?

Odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) are generally thought to be derived from remnants of the dental lamina (rests of Seres), traumatic implantation or down growth of the basal cell layer of the surface epithelium, or reduced enamel epithelium of the dental follicle.

Is Odontogenic Keratocyst cancerous?

odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is considered a benign cyst that can assume a locally aggressive and destructive behavior. Atypia of its lining is uncom- mon, and frank malignant degeneration is rare. Presence of these changes may remain clinically undetected and carry a significant influence on treatment and outcome.

What are odontogenic tumors?

Odontogenic tumors are a group of neoplastic growths that originate from the tissues responsible for tooth formation and the periodontal apparatus of the jaw. Odontogenic tumors usually present as radiolucent defect, which makes diagnosis somewhat confusing while differentiating them from cysts.

Which odontogenic cyst has the highest recurrence rate?

Botryoid odontogenic cyst (BOC) is considered as a variant of the LPC, with different radiographic features and higher risk of recurrence (3-15).

Which cyst has highest recurrence rate?

Odontogenic Keratocyst

  • The odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is the most likely cyst to recur after treatment.
  • There are two types of OKCs: a dentigerous type and a primordial type.
  • The treatment of an OKC ranges from marsupialization, to enucleation, to enucleation with adjunctive treatment of the bony cavity, to resection.

What is odontogenic disease?

Odontogenic infections are infections that originate in the teeth and/or their supporting tissues. Such infections are common, and a large proportion of infections of the head and neck region are of odontogenic origin.

WHO classification benign odontogenic tumors?

BENIGN ODONTOGENIC TUMORS, EPITHELIAL Ameloblastomas were classified as solid/multicystic, extraosseous/peripheral, desmoplastic, and unicystic types in the 2005 classification. The 2017 classification has been narrowed to ameloblastoma, unicystic ameloblastoma, and extraosseous/peripheral types.

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