Calcifying epithelial odontogenic cyst with odontome in left mandible

Abstract

Calcifying epithelial odontogenic cyst is a mixed odontogenic benign tumor but most of the cases present cystic characteristics. We present a case report of calcifying epithelial odontogenic cyst with odontoma in a 20-year-old male who presented with a painless unilateral swelling of the jaw. The lesion involved an impacted 37 which was displaced to the lower border of the mandible and a calcified mass that was within the cystic lesion that was recognized as odontoma. The lesion was surgically removed along with 36 and 37 was allowed to erupt.

Keywords

• Calcifying epithelial odontogenic cyst
• ghost cells
• odontocalcifying odontogenic cyst
• odontoma