The odontogenic keratocyst : clinical, radiological, and histopathological study

الملخص EN

The odontogenic keratocystic of the jaw refers to an uncommon benign lesion that originates from dental primordial.

A retrospective study was conducted about the odontogenic keratocystic clinically, radio graphically, and histopathologically in a fifty-two Iraqi patients from the archives of Oral pathology department, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, over a period from 1990-2000.

The result showed that the mean age was (29.2) years, males were affected more than the females with a ratio (1.6 : 1).

The mandibular molar region was the most specific site involved, followed by mandibular premolar area.

The most common clinical symptom was the alveolar bone expansion.

Radiographic feature revealed a dominancy of multilocular appearance in (63.6 %), associated with unerupted tooth in (31.8 %).

Histologically, the cyst shows ameloblastic variation in only three cases.