Keratocystic odontogenic tumor of the maxilla-a serious entity often misdiagnosed: A report of two cases resembling dentigerous cysts

• Main Authors: T K Rama Murthy (Author), B H Satheesha Reddy (Author), Harish Kumar (Author), Charis Chandy Joseph (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The most common maxillary location for a keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) is the canine region where they commonly are mistaken for an inflammatory radicular cyst or dentigerous cyst or a lateral periodontal cyst or even a nasopalatine cyst. This misdiagnosis occurs mainly because of the appear...