soft tissue abnormalities
odontogenic cysts
odontogenic cysts
developmental anomalies of teeth
100

caused by an abnormality in the genetic makeup (genes and chromosomes) of an individual and transmitted from parents to offspring through the egg or sperm

inherited disorders 

100

around the crowns of unerupted or developing teeth 

fluid forms between crown and reduced enamel epithelium 

Most common type of DEVELOPMENTAL cyst 

dentigerous cyst 

100

characteristic ghost cells , non aggressive, usually found in incisor- canine area 

calcifying odontogenic cyst (Gorlin cyst) 

100

most common place hypodontia occurs 

1) 3rd molars

2) maxillary lateral incisors

3) mandibular 2nd premolars 

200

adhesion of the tongue to the floor of the mouth

anklyoglossia

200

most common cyst caused by pulpal INFLAMMATION 

radicular cyst

200

lateral aspect of the root 

Mandibular canine and maxillary premolar 

lateral periodontal cyst

300

congenital blind tracts located at the corners of the mouth 

commissural lip pits 

300

similar to dentigerous cyst 

IN SOFT TISSUE around the crown of an erupting tooth purplish color to the tissue 

eruption cyst

300

small swelling of attached gingiva or interdental papilla 

gingival cyst 

400

thyroid tissue entrapped in the tongue 

lingual thyroid 

400

develops IN PLACE OF A TOOTH 

biopsy is essential to diagnosed history of never present tooth essential to diagnostic process 

primordial cyst

400

variant of lateral periodontal cyst 

botyroid odontogenic cyst 

500

birth defects that occur when the upper lip and/or roof of the mouth do not fuse properly during fetal development

cleft clip and palate 

500

histopathologically distinctive cystic odontogenic tumor 

aggressive clinical behavioral with high reoccurrence rate can move or resorb teeth 


Odontogenic keratocyst/ keratocystic odontogenic tumor 

500

rare cyst, 75% of cases in the mandible, epithelial thickening with whorls of cells, often enlarges bones 

glandular odontogenic cyst 

600

Epithelial lined pathologic sac or cavity enclosed in
CT capsule

cyst 
600
similar to dentigerous cyst lined with orthokeratin rather than parakeratin 2/3 of cases associated with an impacted tooth 

lower recurrence rate 

Orthokeratinized odontogenic cysts

600

name 4 odontogenic cysts that are intraosseous 

dentigerous cyst, primordial cyst, odontogenic keratocystic tumor, lateral periodontal cyst