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Bilateral Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst: A Rare Entity

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The calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) accounts for 1 % of jaw cysts, found most commonly as central lesion. The COC usually manifests itself as a painless, slow growing swelling, anterior to the first molar region. Radiographically it appears as a well-defined, unilocular radiolucency, and may have a radiopaque mass in its center. Majority of the cases appear before the fourth decade of life. The COC is found rarely in patients in the first decade of life. Histopathological features include a cystic lining demonstrating characteristic “Ghost” epithelial cells with a propensity to calcify. Here we report the unusual occurrence of a case of 8 year child diagnosed with bilateral COC on right and left side of mandible.

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    Srinivas Gadipelly, Vijay Bhaskar Reddy, M. Sudheer, N. Vijay Kumar & G. Harsha

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Gadipelly, S., Reddy, V.B., Sudheer, M. et al. Bilateral Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst: A Rare Entity. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 14, 826–831 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-014-0706-9

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