Baba Farid University Dental Journal
Year : 2014, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : ( 137) Last page : ( 139)
Print ISSN : 0976-8181. Online ISSN : 2230-7273.

Nonsyndromic multiple odontogenic keratocysts: A report of a case and review of literature

Ahluwalia Preetkanwal Singh, Professor, Ahluwalia TP Singh, Professor and HOD, Kaur Jaspreet, Senior Lecturer

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Preetkanwal S. Ahluwalia, Professor, Dept of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental College and Hospital, Derabassi, Pb. E-mail: preetahluwalia@hotmail.com

Online published on 28 May, 2014.

Abstract

Odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) are epithelial developmental cysts which were first described by Phillipsen in 1956. Lesions are frequently multiple and by with a component of Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCS). We hereby report a case of multiple OKCs in a non syndromic patient and highlight the general practitioner the importance of diagnosing the disease and enforcing a strict long-term follow-up whenever such a case is identified.

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