Medical Definition of Odontogenic cysts

1. Cysts found in the jaws and arising from epithelium involved in tooth formation. They include follicular cysts (e.g., primordial cyst, dentigerous cyst, multilocular cyst), lateral periodontal cysts, and radicular cysts. They may become keratinised (odontogenic keratocysts). Follicular cysts may give rise to ameloblastomas and, in rare cases, undergo malignant transformation. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Odontogenic Cysts

odontoblast
odontoblastic
odontoblastic layer
odontoblastic process
odontoblastoma
odontoblasts
odontocetes
odontoclast
odontodynia
odontodysplasia
odontogenesis
odontogenesis imperfecta
odontogenic
odontogenic cyst
odontogenic cysts (current term)
odontogenic dysplasia
odontogenic epithelial cell
odontogenic fibroma
odontogenic keratocyst
odontogenic myxoma
odontogenic tumours
odontogeny
odontoglossum
odontoglossums
odontognathous
odontograph
odontographic
odontographies
odontographs

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