TITLE:
Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst of the Oral Cavity: A Clinical Case and Current Updates on the Ethiopathogenesis
AUTHORS:
Dardo Menditti, Salvatore D’Amato, Luigi Laino, Antonio Mezzogiorno, Vittorio Salvatore Menditti, Mario Guglielmotti, Alfonso Baldi
KEYWORDS:
Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst, Gorlin’s Cyst, Impacted Canine Tooth, Odontogenic Cysts, Odontogenic Tumors
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Stomatology,
Vol.10 No.9,
September
24,
2020
ABSTRACT: Background: The calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) is a rare pathological entity. It falls into a group of lesions with calcifications that present benign and sometime malignant tumor variants. Case Presentation: In the present study, we report on a case of intraosseous/intrasinusal COC with impacted maxillary canine and dentinoid structures odontoma-like. The clinical, radiographical, histopathological, and molecular characteristics of this pathological entity are discussed in relation also to the problems of differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Conclusion: The true COC is a rare entity in the oral cavity and represents about less than 1% of all odontogenic lesions. Careful clinical, instrumental and histological analysis must be performed for odontogenic cysts in order to accomplish the correct surgical act and to avoid recurrence.