Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumour-A new treatment insight! Bahl Rashi1,*, Gupta Mohita2, Kaura Sameer3, Bansal Himanta4, Mehta Rohit5 1Prof, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute Of Dental Sciences & Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India 3Prof. and Head, Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 4Prof. and Head, Dept. of Oral Pathology, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, India 5Assistant Professor, Dept. of Prosthodontics, Crowns & Bridges, Geetanjali Dental and Research Institute, Udaipur *Corresponding Author Dr. Rashi Bahl, Prof, Dept. of Oral & maxillofacial surgery, Baba Jaswant Singh Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, Ludhiana, Punjab, E-mail: drrashibahl@gmail.com
Online published on 17 February, 2020. Abstract Odontogenic Keratocyst (OKC) is a cyst of tooth origin with an aggressive clinical behaviour including a high recurrence rate of approximately 25% to 60%. Based upon its aggressive behaviour, World Health Organization redesignated it as Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumour. It is 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/reduced enamel epithelium of the dental follicle. Treatment modalities include marsupialization and enucleation, combined with adjuvant cryotherapy or chemical cautery or Carnoy's solution and marginal/radical resection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate different surgical treatment methods and to propose a rational treatment for its management. Top Keywords Odontogenic Keratocyst, Enucleation, Carnoy's solution. Top |