Abstract

SOSA S, Rafael Dario. Queratoquiste Odontogénico  : Revisión de la literatura. Reporte de dos Casos Clínicos. Acta odontol. venez [online]. 2002, vol.40, n.3, pp.276-281. ISSN 0001-6365.

  The Odontogenic Keratocyst is a distinctive histopathologic type of developmental Odontogenic cyst. It occurs in second and third decade of life and it has a second appearance pick in fifth decade. Frequently the lesion is locate in the third molar region, jaw angle, mandible body and ramous. Is important because it has a high recurrence rate which has been estimated at around 30 and 60%. The Odontogenic Keratocyst has histopathologic characteristics which differentiate other cyst lesions. A report of two cases: the first is about a male patient 56 years old. With a vestibule expansion in canine region and lower left premolar. The second case is about a young girl 19 years old. She had  a big size expansive lesion of both bone tables, from 45’s region to Sigmoid neckline. After the clinic, radiographic and histopathologic exams the diagnose was: Odontogenic Keratocyst in both cases. The treatment was surgical remove and the results were satisfactory.

Keywords : Developmental Cyst; Keratocyst; daughter cells; recurrence; quistectomy.