ORAL SOFT TISSUE KERATOCYST

Abstract

Abstract: The odontogenic keratocyst be a developmental cyst that's important due to its specific clinical behavior and histopathology. They arise from remnants of the epithelial structures that are related to the event of teeth and occur predominantly intraosseous. However, they occasionally can appear extraosseous in the gingiva as peripheral counterparts. The gingiva is the most common location of peripheral keratocyst, but other sites like mucosal, and intramuscular, epidermal sites have also been reported. The origin of soft tissue OKCs is still under controversy. [1] In this article will be discussing the Oral soft tissue keratocysts reported so far in the literature. Conclusion: The clinical evaluation of soft tissue keratocysts is very difficult, they often present different clinical entities, but however, they have to be evaluated histopathologically to be diagnosed as soft tissue keratocyst.

Keywords

• soft tissue keratocyst
• odontogenic keratocyst
• peripheral
• gingiva
• alveolar mucosa.