Calcifying odontogenic cyst presenting as a lateral periodontal cyst--a case report
Huang, Y.L.; Lin, L.M.; Lin, C.C.; Yan, Y.H.
Zhonghua Ya Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi 9(1): 42-45
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 1010-3287 PMID: 2131162 Document Number: 352949
We report a case of the calcifying odontogenic cyst occurring on the left anterior mandible of a 41-year-old male with clinical and radiographic features which made it initially to be a lateral periodontal cyst. This unusual presentation of a calcifying odontogenic cyst is discussed and its significance for the clinician is reviewed. A calcifying odontogenic cyst may present some problems for the differential diagnosis both clinically and histopathologically. The differential diagnosis of a lesion occurring in a lateral periodontal location should include the calcifying odontogenic cyst.