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                              |  Radiological and clinical 
                                  evaluation of maxillofacial cysts and tumors 
                                  in patients referred to Hospitals in Kermanshah 
                                  during 2008-2012 
 
 Nafiseh Nikkerdar (1)
 Bahram Azizi (2)
 Amin Golshah (3)
 Maryam Asadi (4)
 (1) Oral and maxillofacial Radiology Department, 
                                  School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of 
                                  Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran (2) Oral and maxillofacial Surgery Department, 
                                  School of Dentistry, Kermanshah University of 
                                  Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
 (3) Orthodontic Department, School of Dentistry, 
                                  Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 
                                  Iran
 (4) Students research committee, Kermanshah 
                                  University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, 
                                  Iran
 
 Correspondence:
 Nafiseh Nikkerdar
 Oral and maxillofacial Radiology Department,
 School of Dentistry,
 Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences,
 Kermanshah, Iran
 Email: n.nikkerdar@kums.ac.ir
 
                                   
                                    | Abstract
 
 Background: 
                                        Maxillofacial cysts and tumors are major 
                                        causes of jawbone destruction; and may 
                                        occasionally result in early mortality 
                                        of patients. This study purposed to radiologically 
                                        and clinically evaluate maxillofacial 
                                        cysts and tumors among Iranian patients.
 Methods: A 
                                        retrospective study was conducted on medical 
                                        records of patients referred to surgical 
                                        departments of two hospitals (Bisotun 
                                        and Imam Khomeini) in Kermanshah, Iran, 
                                        from 2008 to 2012.Totally, 347 records 
                                        were reviewed and 85 cases with intraosseously 
                                        maxillofacial lesions were selected. The 
                                        information including age, gender, type 
                                        of lesion and its characteristics (number 
                                        of lesions, anatomic location, radiolucency, 
                                        and lesion border) were collected. Data 
                                        were presented by descriptive statistics 
                                        using SPSS 20 software. Results: Overall 
                                        occurrence of maxillofacial lesions was 
                                        24.5% (85/347) including 41 cysts, 14 
                                        benign tumors, 10 malignant tumors, and 
                                        20 bone diseases in jaws. The most common 
                                        cysts, benign tumor, malignant tumor, 
                                        and jawbone disease was radicular cyst 
                                        (41.5%), ameloblastoma (57.1%), squamous 
                                        cell carcinoma (75%), and central giantcell 
                                        granuloma (65%), respectively. The posterior 
                                        region of mandible and anterior part of 
                                        maxilla were respectively identified as 
                                        the first and second most common anatomic 
                                        locations for development of the maxillofacial 
                                        lesions. The peak age of patients was 
                                        third and fourth decade for the majority 
                                        of lesions but seventh and eighth decade 
                                        for squamous cell carcinoma. Conclusions: 
                                        Our findings are generally consistent 
                                        with those reported in the literature. 
                                        However, there are a few dissimilarities 
                                        that may be due to racial and/or environmental 
                                        differences. Key words: 
                                        Maxillofacial, cysts, benign tumor, malignant 
                                        tumor 
                                         |  
 Jawbones as the main hard tissue of orofacial 
                                  region can be the sites for development of various 
                                  conditions such as cysts, neoplasms, or systemic 
                                  bone diseases. Approximately, 90% of metastatic 
                                  tumors of the orofacial region occur in jaw 
                                  bones, especially the mandible [1]. Jaw cyst is described as a pathological cavity 
                                  that contains fluid, semi-fluid, or gaseous 
                                  substance. Its frequency has been reported from 
                                  7.8% to 36% of jawbone biopsies [2]. Radicular 
                                  cyst, dentigerous cyst, and odontogenic keratocyst 
                                  (OKC) are the three most common cysts in jawbones 
                                  [3].  Odontogenic tumors are a heterogeneous group 
                                  of tumors with specific location in the mandible 
                                  and maxilla. These tumors are benign (e.g. ameloblastoma, 
                                  myxoma, odontoma, and fibroma) or malignant 
                                  such as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). SCC has 
                                  been reported as the most prevalent malignant 
                                  tumor in jaw-bones of adult patients. While, 
                                  Burkitts lymphoma and rhabdomyosarcoma 
                                  are common among children and adolescents[4]. Cystic and tumoral lesions in mandible and 
                                  maxilla are important because of resulting in 
                                  morbidities such as jaw swelling, pain and sensory 
                                  disturbances [5]; displacement of tooth [6]; 
                                  occlusal alterations; and failure of eruption 
                                  of teeth [7]. Moreover, a large portion of primary 
                                  intraosseous malignancies of the jaws are originated 
                                  from pre-exciting cysts more commonly odontogenic 
                                  cysts [8]. Aggressive lesions of jaws may also 
                                  invade and destroy the walls of maxillary sinus, 
                                  floor of the orbit and nasal wall[9]. Early 
                                  death of patients with mandibular and maxillary 
                                  malignancies may occur from infection or metastatic 
                                  spread [10]. The overall and relative frequency of cystic 
                                  and tumoral lesions in jawbones differs among 
                                  various populations that may be attributed to 
                                  variations in geographic or cultural settings. 
                                  The aim of this study was to evaluate maxillofacial 
                                  cysts and tumors among Iranian patients according 
                                  to age, gender, anatomic area, and radiological 
                                  features. This descriptive cross-sectional study was 
                                  performed by using medical records of patients 
                                  referred to the surgical department of two hospitals 
                                  (Bisotun and Imam Khomeini) in Kermanshah city, 
                                  Iran, from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2012. A total of 367 records were reviewed and 85 
                                  cases with intraosseously maxillofacial lesions 
                                  confirmed by histopathology diagnosis were selected. 
                                  An oral-maxillofacial radiologist examined all 
                                  associated radiographs. Demographic information 
                                  (age and gender) as well as type of lesion and 
                                  its characteristics (number of lesions, anatomic 
                                  location, radiolucency, and lesion border) were 
                                  collected. 
 The data were analyzed by SPSS 20 (SPSS Inc., 
                                  Chicago, IL, USA). Descriptive statistics (frequency 
                                  and percentage) were used to represent the results.
 
  
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             
                                               
                                                 
                                                   
                                                     
                                                       
                                                         
                                                           
                                                             
                                                               
                                                                 
                                                                   
                                                                     
                                                                       
                                                                         
                                                                           
                                                                             
                                                                               
                                                                                 
                                                                                   
                                                                                     
                                                                                       
                                                                                         
                                                                                           
                                                                                             
                                                                                               
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                      A 
                                                                                                        total 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        85 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        had 
                                                                                                        intraosseously 
                                                                                                        maxillofacial 
                                                                                                        lesions 
                                                                                                        including 
                                                                                                        41 
                                                                                                        cysts, 
                                                                                                        14 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        tumors, 
                                                                                                        10 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        tumors, 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        20 
                                                                                                        bone 
                                                                                                        diseases 
                                                                                                        presented 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        jaws. 
                                                                                                        Therefore, 
                                                                                                        overall 
                                                                                                        occurrence 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        maxillofacial 
                                                                                                        lesions 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        24.5% 
                                                                                                        (85/347).
 Radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        frequent 
                                                                                                        cystic 
                                                                                                        lesion 
                                                                                                        (41.5%; 
                                                                                                        9 
                                                                                                        males, 
                                                                                                        8 
                                                                                                        females), 
                                                                                                        followed 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        (29.3%) 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        dentigerous 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        (14.6%). 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        tumor 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        (57.1%; 
                                                                                                        5 
                                                                                                        males, 
                                                                                                        3 
                                                                                                        females) 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        (80%; 
                                                                                                        5 
                                                                                                        males, 
                                                                                                        3 
                                                                                                        females), 
                                                                                                        respectively. 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        first 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        second 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        bone 
                                                                                                        diseases 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        jaws 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        CGCG 
                                                                                                        (65%; 
                                                                                                        5 
                                                                                                        males, 
                                                                                                        8 
                                                                                                        females) 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        cement-ossifying 
                                                                                                        fibroma 
                                                                                                        (25%). 
                                                                                                        (Table 
                                                                                                        - 
                                                                                                        next 
                                                                                                        page) The 
                                                                                                        peak 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        presentation 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        fourth 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst, 
                                                                                                        OKC, 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma, 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        osteosarcoma; 
                                                                                                        but 
                                                                                                        seventh 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        eighth 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        SCC.Of 
                                                                                                        17 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst, 
                                                                                                        14 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        had 
                                                                                                        one 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        three 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        had 
                                                                                                        2 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        including 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        total 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        20 
                                                                                                        cysts. 
                                                                                                        Twelve 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        included 
                                                                                                        16 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        (8 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        1 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        4 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        2 
                                                                                                        cysts). 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        other 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        presented 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        one 
                                                                                                        lesion.
 Radicular 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        commonly 
                                                                                                        occurred 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        anterior 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        maxilla 
                                                                                                        (45%). 
                                                                                                        Posterior 
                                                                                                        part 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        detected 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        frequent 
                                                                                                        anatomic 
                                                                                                        location 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        (68.8%), 
                                                                                                        dentigerous 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        (66.6%), 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        (75%), 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        (75%), 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        bone 
                                                                                                        diseases 
                                                                                                        (75%). 
                                                                                                        (Table) Most 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        typically 
                                                                                                        observed 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        radiolucent 
                                                                                                        areas 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        well-defined 
                                                                                                        borders. 
                                                                                                        Of 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        tumors, 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        myxoma 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        radiolucent, 
                                                                                                        but 
                                                                                                        odontoma 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        osteoma 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        radio-opaque. 
                                                                                                        Hemangioma 
                                                                                                        presented 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        mix 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        radiolucency 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        opacity. 
                                                                                                        Benign 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        commonly 
                                                                                                        showed 
                                                                                                        well-defined 
                                                                                                        borders. 
                                                                                                        All 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        presented 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        undefined 
                                                                                                        borders. 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        radiolucent 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        osteosarcoma 
                                                                                                        had 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        mixed 
                                                                                                        radiolucent/radio-opaque 
                                                                                                        view. 
                                                                                                        Most 
                                                                                                        jawbone 
                                                                                                        diseases 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        characterized 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        radiolucent 
                                                                                                        areas 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        well-defined 
                                                                                                        borders.
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                                                                                                        Table
 
 Studies 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        jawbone 
                                                                                                        cystic 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        tumoral 
                                                                                                        lesions 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        population 
                                                                                                        are 
                                                                                                        essential 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        identification 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        individuals 
                                                                                                        at 
                                                                                                        risk, 
                                                                                                        possible 
                                                                                                        factors 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        development, 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        accurate 
                                                                                                        differential 
                                                                                                        diagnosis. 
                                                                                                        Therefore, 
                                                                                                        we 
                                                                                                        aimed 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        determine 
                                                                                                        clinical 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        radiographic 
                                                                                                        pattern 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        maxillofacial 
                                                                                                        cystic 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        tumoral 
                                                                                                        lesions 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Kermanshah, 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        city 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        west 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        Iran. 
                                                                                                       In 
                                                                                                        this 
                                                                                                        study, 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        cystic 
                                                                                                        lesions 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst(41.5%), 
                                                                                                        followed 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        (29.3%) 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        dentigerous 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        (14.6%) 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        consistent 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        results 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        other 
                                                                                                        studies[11,12]. 
                                                                                                        However, 
                                                                                                        Rezvani 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        oral 
                                                                                                        cystic 
                                                                                                        lesions 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        decreasing 
                                                                                                        frequency 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst(32.83%), 
                                                                                                        dentigerous 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        (31.34%), 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        (26.12%) 
                                                                                                        [13]. 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        Baghaei 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        showed 
                                                                                                        prevalence 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        dentigerous 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        27.2%, 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        18.6% 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        18.6% 
                                                                                                        [14]. 
                                                                                                        This 
                                                                                                        variation 
                                                                                                        indicates 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        racial 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        environmental 
                                                                                                        factors 
                                                                                                        probably 
                                                                                                        influence 
                                                                                                        on 
                                                                                                        development 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        these 
                                                                                                        lesions. Radicular 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        more 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        fourth 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        life. 
                                                                                                        This 
                                                                                                        finding 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        consistent 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Italy 
                                                                                                        [3]. 
                                                                                                        Arotiba 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        indicated 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        mean 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        occurrence 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        26.5 
                                                                                                        years 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        [15]. 
                                                                                                        In 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        Meningaud 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al, 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        38.4 
                                                                                                        ± 
                                                                                                        17.9 
                                                                                                        years[16]. 
                                                                                                        Nevertheless, 
                                                                                                        Fomete 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        second 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        peak 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        Nigerian 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        [17]. 
                                                                                                        Radicular 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        occurred 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        frequently 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        anterior 
                                                                                                        part 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        maxilla 
                                                                                                        (45%) 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        previously 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        Tortorici 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        [3], 
                                                                                                        Ramachandra 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        [11], 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Koseoglu 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        [12]. Peak 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        incidence 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        fourth 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        life 
                                                                                                        which 
                                                                                                        agrees 
                                                                                                        twith 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        on 
                                                                                                        Iranian 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Mashhad 
                                                                                                        city 
                                                                                                        [18] 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        well 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        studies 
                                                                                                        on 
                                                                                                        Indians 
                                                                                                        [11] 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Turkish 
                                                                                                        populations 
                                                                                                        [12]. 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        chiefly 
                                                                                                        located 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        posterior 
                                                                                                        part 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        (68.8%). 
                                                                                                        This 
                                                                                                        finding 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        similar 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        previous 
                                                                                                        studies 
                                                                                                        indicating 
                                                                                                        posterior 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        main 
                                                                                                        location 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        [11,19]. 
                                                                                                        Goteti 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        location 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        mandible-to-maxilla 
                                                                                                        ratio 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        1.6:1 
                                                                                                        [20]. 
                                                                                                        OKC 
                                                                                                        occurs 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        often 
                                                                                                        intraosseously 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        molar 
                                                                                                        region, 
                                                                                                        angle, 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        ramus 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        but 
                                                                                                        rarely 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        soft 
                                                                                                        tissues 
                                                                                                        such 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        gum, 
                                                                                                        oral 
                                                                                                        mucosa, 
                                                                                                        or 
                                                                                                        lateral 
                                                                                                        facial 
                                                                                                        deep 
                                                                                                        region[21]. 
                                                                                                        
 
                                                                                                      Peak 
                                                                                                      age 
                                                                                                      incidence 
                                                                                                      of 
                                                                                                      dentigerous 
                                                                                                      cysts 
                                                                                                      was 
                                                                                                      third 
                                                                                                      and 
                                                                                                      fourth 
                                                                                                      decade. 
                                                                                                      This 
                                                                                                      is 
                                                                                                      concomitant 
                                                                                                      to 
                                                                                                      most 
                                                                                                      studies 
                                                                                                      in 
                                                                                                      the 
                                                                                                      literature. 
                                                                                                      Contrarily, 
                                                                                                      Fomete 
                                                                                                      et 
                                                                                                      al 
                                                                                                      showed 
                                                                                                      common 
                                                                                                      occurrence 
                                                                                                      of 
                                                                                                      dentigerous 
                                                                                                      cysts 
                                                                                                      in 
                                                                                                      younger 
                                                                                                      patients 
                                                                                                      in 
                                                                                                      second 
                                                                                                      and 
                                                                                                      third 
                                                                                                      decades 
                                                                                                      [17]. 
                                                                                                      Dentigerous 
                                                                                                      cyst 
                                                                                                      was 
                                                                                                      more 
                                                                                                      frequent 
                                                                                                      in 
                                                                                                      the 
                                                                                                      posterior 
                                                                                                      part 
                                                                                                      of 
                                                                                                      mandible 
                                                                                                      (66.6%). 
                                                                                                      This 
                                                                                                      is 
                                                                                                      comparable 
                                                                                                      to 
                                                                                                      a 
                                                                                                      study 
                                                                                                      by 
                                                                                                      Ramchandra 
                                                                                                      et 
                                                                                                      al 
                                                                                                      [11]. 
                                                                                                       The 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        frequent 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        (33.4%) 
                                                                                                        followed 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        odontoma 
                                                                                                        (12.5%). 
                                                                                                        Consistently, 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        has 
                                                                                                        been 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        maxillofacial 
                                                                                                        tumor 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Nigeria[22],China 
                                                                                                        [23], 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Egypt[24]. 
                                                                                                        However, 
                                                                                                        Tamme 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al[25], 
                                                                                                        Santos 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        [26], 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Ochsenius 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        [27] 
                                                                                                        demonstrated 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        first 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        second 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        odontoma 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma, 
                                                                                                        respectively. The 
                                                                                                        peak 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        fourth 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        life. 
                                                                                                        Peak 
                                                                                                        incidence 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        has 
                                                                                                        been 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Indians 
                                                                                                        [19] 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Libyans 
                                                                                                        [20], 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        fourth 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Nigerians 
                                                                                                        [22]. 
                                                                                                        A 
                                                                                                        review 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        3677 
                                                                                                        cases 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        Reichart 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        indicated 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        occur 
                                                                                                        10 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        15 
                                                                                                        years 
                                                                                                        earlier 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        developing 
                                                                                                        countries 
                                                                                                        (average 
                                                                                                        27.7 
                                                                                                        years) 
                                                                                                        than 
                                                                                                        industrialized 
                                                                                                        countries 
                                                                                                        (average 
                                                                                                        39.1 
                                                                                                        years) 
                                                                                                        [28]. 
                                                                                                        Ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        located 
                                                                                                        more 
                                                                                                        often 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        posterior 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        (75%) 
                                                                                                        followed 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        maxilla 
                                                                                                        (25%). 
                                                                                                        A 
                                                                                                        similar, 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        on 
                                                                                                        Iranian 
                                                                                                        population 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Mashhad 
                                                                                                        city 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        Saghravanian 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        revealed 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        frequent 
                                                                                                        location 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        tumor 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        posterior 
                                                                                                        part 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        (66/88)[29]. 
                                                                                                        Ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        occurrence 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        predilection 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        has 
                                                                                                        been 
                                                                                                        noted 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        previous 
                                                                                                        studies 
                                                                                                        [30,31]. 
                                                                                                        Reichart 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        are 
                                                                                                        seen 
                                                                                                        more 
                                                                                                        frequently 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        anterior 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        jaws 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        Blacks 
                                                                                                        (21.6%) 
                                                                                                        compared 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        Caucasians 
                                                                                                        (12.6%) 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Asians 
                                                                                                        (11.9%)[28]. 
                                                                                                        According 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        Siar 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al, 
                                                                                                        unicystic 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        solid/multicystic 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        involve 
                                                                                                        predominantly 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        body 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        posterior 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible, 
                                                                                                        whereas 
                                                                                                        desmoplastic 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                        preferentially 
                                                                                                        involves 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        anterior 
                                                                                                        part[32]. 
                                                                                                       In 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        present 
                                                                                                        study, 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        second 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        tumor 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        odontoma 
                                                                                                        (12.5%) 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        peak 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        incidence 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        first 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        second 
                                                                                                        decade. 
                                                                                                        Taghavi 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        indicated 
                                                                                                        peak 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        occurrence 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        second 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        odontoma[33]. 
                                                                                                        Odontoma 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        located 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        anterior 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        (two 
                                                                                                        cases) 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        posterior 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        maxilla 
                                                                                                        (one 
                                                                                                        case). 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        Isola 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        odontoma 
                                                                                                        more 
                                                                                                        likely 
                                                                                                        occurred 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        than 
                                                                                                        maxilla 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        ratio 
                                                                                                        about 
                                                                                                        2:1 
                                                                                                        [34]. 
                                                                                                        However, 
                                                                                                        Taghavi 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        showed 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        predilection 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        odontoma 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        maxilla 
                                                                                                        (59.3%) 
                                                                                                        than 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        [33]. The 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        tumor 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        detected 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        eight 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        (80%). 
                                                                                                        Parkins 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        present 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        64% 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        orofacial 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        from 
                                                                                                        Ghana 
                                                                                                        patients[35]. 
                                                                                                        Similarly, 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        reported 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        orofacial 
                                                                                                        tumor 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        populations 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Nigeria[36] 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Portugal 
                                                                                                        [37]. 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        present 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        showed 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        commonly 
                                                                                                        presented 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        aged 
                                                                                                        60+ 
                                                                                                        years. 
                                                                                                        In 
                                                                                                        previous 
                                                                                                        studies 
                                                                                                        conducted 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        Monteiro 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al[37] 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Bassey 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al[4], 
                                                                                                        oral 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        maxillofacial 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        often 
                                                                                                        found 
                                                                                                        among 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        aged 
                                                                                                        50+ 
                                                                                                        years. 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        mostly 
                                                                                                        located 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        posterior 
                                                                                                        part 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        (75%). 
                                                                                                        Bassey 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        found 
                                                                                                        9 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        6 
                                                                                                        SCC 
                                                                                                        tumors 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        maxilla, 
                                                                                                        respectively 
                                                                                                        [4]. 
                                                                                                       In 
                                                                                                        our 
                                                                                                        study, 
                                                                                                        osteosarcoma 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        identified 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        two 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        (20%). 
                                                                                                        Peak 
                                                                                                        age 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        osteosarcoma 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        fourth 
                                                                                                        decades 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        life 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        consistent 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        previous 
                                                                                                        report 
                                                                                                        [4]. 
                                                                                                        This 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        comparable 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        Ajayi 
                                                                                                        et 
                                                                                                        al 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        found 
                                                                                                        patients 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        sarcomas 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        orofacial 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        younger 
                                                                                                        than 
                                                                                                        those 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        carcinomas 
                                                                                                        [36]. The 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        systemic 
                                                                                                        bone 
                                                                                                        disease 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        involvement 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        jaws 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        CGCG. 
                                                                                                        This 
                                                                                                        condition 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        an 
                                                                                                        intraosseous 
                                                                                                        lesion 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        rarely 
                                                                                                        occurs 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        Head 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Neck 
                                                                                                        region[38], 
                                                                                                        involves 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        more 
                                                                                                        than 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        maxilla 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        more 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        second 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        third 
                                                                                                        decade 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        life 
                                                                                                        [39]. Other 
                                                                                                        conditions 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        our 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        sample 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        nasolabial 
                                                                                                        cyst, 
                                                                                                        simple 
                                                                                                        bone 
                                                                                                        cyst, 
                                                                                                        residual 
                                                                                                        cyst 
                                                                                                        (2 
                                                                                                        cases 
                                                                                                        each 
                                                                                                        one), 
                                                                                                        myxoma, 
                                                                                                        hemangioma, 
                                                                                                        osteoma 
                                                                                                        (1 
                                                                                                        case 
                                                                                                        each 
                                                                                                        one), 
                                                                                                        cement-ossifying 
                                                                                                        fibroma 
                                                                                                        (5 
                                                                                                        cases), 
                                                                                                        periapical 
                                                                                                        cemental 
                                                                                                        dysplasia, 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        fibrous 
                                                                                                        dysplasia 
                                                                                                        (1 
                                                                                                        case 
                                                                                                        each). 
                                                                                                        Simple 
                                                                                                        Bone 
                                                                                                        Cyst 
                                                                                                        also 
                                                                                                        known 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        Traumatic 
                                                                                                        Bone 
                                                                                                        Cyst 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        non-neoplastic 
                                                                                                        osseous 
                                                                                                        lesion 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        appears 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        rare 
                                                                                                        pathology, 
                                                                                                        representing 
                                                                                                        approximately 
                                                                                                        1% 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        all 
                                                                                                        jaw 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        [40,41]. 
                                                                                                        Hemangioma 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        a 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        neoplasm 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        endothelial 
                                                                                                        origin 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        is 
                                                                                                        usually 
                                                                                                        located 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        soft 
                                                                                                        tissues 
                                                                                                        but 
                                                                                                        rarely 
                                                                                                        develops 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        bones 
                                                                                                        such 
                                                                                                        as 
                                                                                                        mandible 
                                                                                                        [42]. 
                                                                                                        
  
                                                                                                       This 
                                                                                                        study 
                                                                                                        showed 
                                                                                                        that 
                                                                                                        cysts 
                                                                                                        were 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        lesions 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        maxillofacial 
                                                                                                        region 
                                                                                                        followed 
                                                                                                        by 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        tumors. 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        most 
                                                                                                        common 
                                                                                                        cyst, 
                                                                                                        benign 
                                                                                                        tumor, 
                                                                                                        malignant 
                                                                                                        tumor, 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        jawbone 
                                                                                                        disease 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        radicular 
                                                                                                        cyst, 
                                                                                                        ameloblastoma, 
                                                                                                        squamous 
                                                                                                        cell 
                                                                                                        carcinoma, 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        central 
                                                                                                        giant 
                                                                                                        cell 
                                                                                                        granuloma, 
                                                                                                        respectively. 
                                                                                                        The 
                                                                                                        findings 
                                                                                                        are 
                                                                                                        generally 
                                                                                                        consistent 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        reports 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        literature; 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        some 
                                                                                                        variations 
                                                                                                        may 
                                                                                                        be 
                                                                                                        attributable 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        racial 
                                                                                                        and/or 
                                                                                                        environmental 
                                                                                                        factors. 
                                                                                                       AcknowledgementThis 
                                                                                                        work 
                                                                                                        was 
                                                                                                        performed 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        partial 
                                                                                                        fulfillment 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        requirements 
                                                                                                        for 
                                                                                                        DDS 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        Maryam 
                                                                                                        Asadi, 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Faculty 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        dentistry, 
                                                                                                        Kermanshah 
                                                                                                        University 
                                                                                                        of 
                                                                                                        Medical 
                                                                                                        Sciences, 
                                                                                                        Kermanshah, 
                                                                                                        Iran.
 We 
                                                                                                        feel 
                                                                                                        obliged 
                                                                                                        to 
                                                                                                        appreciate 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        thank 
                                                                                                        the 
                                                                                                        honorable 
                                                                                                        colleagues 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        Imam 
                                                                                                        Khomeini 
                                                                                                        and 
                                                                                                        Bisotoun 
                                                                                                        hospitals 
                                                                                                        who 
                                                                                                        cooperated 
                                                                                                        with 
                                                                                                        us 
                                                                                                        in 
                                                                                                        conducting 
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                                                                                                                                                         1. 
                                                                                                                                                          Rajinikanth 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Prakash 
                                                                                                                                                          AR, 
                                                                                                                                                          Swathi 
                                                                                                                                                          TR, 
                                                                                                                                                          Reddy 
                                                                                                                                                          S. 
                                                                                                                                                          Metastasis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          lung 
                                                                                                                                                          adenocarcinoma 
                                                                                                                                                          to 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          jaw 
                                                                                                                                                          bone. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          MaxillofacPathol 
                                                                                                                                                          2015; 
                                                                                                                                                          19(3): 
                                                                                                                                                          385-8.2. 
                                                                                                                                                          Demirkol 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ege 
                                                                                                                                                          B, 
                                                                                                                                                          Yanik 
                                                                                                                                                          S, 
                                                                                                                                                          Aras 
                                                                                                                                                          MH, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ay 
                                                                                                                                                          S. 
                                                                                                                                                          Clinicopathological 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          jaw 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          southeast 
                                                                                                                                                          region 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          Turkey. 
                                                                                                                                                          Eur 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          2014;8(1):107-11.
 3. 
                                                                                                                                                          Tortorici 
                                                                                                                                                          S, 
                                                                                                                                                          Amodio 
                                                                                                                                                          E, 
                                                                                                                                                          Massenti 
                                                                                                                                                          MF, 
                                                                                                                                                          Buzzanca 
                                                                                                                                                          ML, 
                                                                                                                                                          Burruano 
                                                                                                                                                          F, 
                                                                                                                                                          Vitale 
                                                                                                                                                          F. 
                                                                                                                                                          Prevalence 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          distribution 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Sicily: 
                                                                                                                                                          1986-2005. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Sci 
                                                                                                                                                          2008;50(1):15-8.
 4. 
                                                                                                                                                          Bassey 
                                                                                                                                                          GO, 
                                                                                                                                                          Osunde 
                                                                                                                                                          OD, 
                                                                                                                                                          Anyanechi 
                                                                                                                                                          CE. 
                                                                                                                                                          Analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          46 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          malignant 
                                                                                                                                                          jaw 
                                                                                                                                                          tumours 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Calabar, 
                                                                                                                                                          Nigeria. 
                                                                                                                                                          Niger 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          2015; 
                                                                                                                                                          56(4): 
                                                                                                                                                          240-3.
 5. 
                                                                                                                                                          Grisar 
                                                                                                                                                          K, 
                                                                                                                                                          Schol 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Hauben 
                                                                                                                                                          E, 
                                                                                                                                                          Schoenaers 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Politis 
                                                                                                                                                          C. 
                                                                                                                                                          Primary 
                                                                                                                                                          intraosseous 
                                                                                                                                                          squamous 
                                                                                                                                                          cell 
                                                                                                                                                          carcinoma 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          mandible 
                                                                                                                                                          arising 
                                                                                                                                                          from 
                                                                                                                                                          an 
                                                                                                                                                          infected 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cyst: 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          case 
                                                                                                                                                          report 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          review 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          literature. 
                                                                                                                                                          OncolLett 
                                                                                                                                                          2016; 
                                                                                                                                                          12(6): 
                                                                                                                                                          5327-5331.
 6. 
                                                                                                                                                          Priya 
                                                                                                                                                          K, 
                                                                                                                                                          Karthikeyan 
                                                                                                                                                          P, 
                                                                                                                                                          NirmalCoumare 
                                                                                                                                                          V. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          Keratocyst: 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          Case 
                                                                                                                                                          Series 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          five 
                                                                                                                                                          Patients. 
                                                                                                                                                          Indian 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Otolaryngol 
                                                                                                                                                          Head 
                                                                                                                                                          Neck 
                                                                                                                                                          Surg 
                                                                                                                                                          2014; 
                                                                                                                                                          66(1): 
                                                                                                                                                          17-21.
 7. 
                                                                                                                                                          Sharma 
                                                                                                                                                          S, 
                                                                                                                                                          Goyal 
                                                                                                                                                          D, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ray 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Gupta 
                                                                                                                                                          N. 
                                                                                                                                                          Ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          children: 
                                                                                                                                                          should 
                                                                                                                                                          we 
                                                                                                                                                          be 
                                                                                                                                                          radical? 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Indian 
                                                                                                                                                          SocPedodPrev 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          2011; 
                                                                                                                                                          29(6 
                                                                                                                                                          Suppl 
                                                                                                                                                          2): 
                                                                                                                                                          S74-8.
 8. 
                                                                                                                                                          Borrás-Ferreres 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Sánchez-Torres 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Gay-Escoda 
                                                                                                                                                          C. 
                                                                                                                                                          Malignant 
                                                                                                                                                          changes 
                                                                                                                                                          developing 
                                                                                                                                                          from 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts: 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          systematic 
                                                                                                                                                          review. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          ClinExp 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          2016; 
                                                                                                                                                          8(5): 
                                                                                                                                                          e622-e628.
 9. 
                                                                                                                                                          Joshi 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Manjunatha 
                                                                                                                                                          BS, 
                                                                                                                                                          Kumar 
                                                                                                                                                          H, 
                                                                                                                                                          Kumar 
                                                                                                                                                          P. 
                                                                                                                                                          Tumor 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          maxilla-odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          or 
                                                                                                                                                          glandular? 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          diagnostic 
                                                                                                                                                          challenge 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          role 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          immunohistochemical 
                                                                                                                                                          markers. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Cancer 
                                                                                                                                                          Res 
                                                                                                                                                          Ther 
                                                                                                                                                          2015; 
                                                                                                                                                          11(4): 
                                                                                                                                                          1031.
 10. 
                                                                                                                                                          Etetafia 
                                                                                                                                                          MO, 
                                                                                                                                                          Arisi 
                                                                                                                                                          AA, 
                                                                                                                                                          Omoregie 
                                                                                                                                                          OF. 
                                                                                                                                                          Giant 
                                                                                                                                                          ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                                                                          mortality; 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          consequence 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          ignorance, 
                                                                                                                                                          poverty 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          fear. 
                                                                                                                                                          BMJ 
                                                                                                                                                          Case 
                                                                                                                                                          Rep 
                                                                                                                                                          2014 
                                                                                                                                                          May 
                                                                                                                                                          22; 
                                                                                                                                                          2014. 
                                                                                                                                                          pii: 
                                                                                                                                                          bcr2013201251.
 11. 
                                                                                                                                                          Ramachandra 
                                                                                                                                                          P, 
                                                                                                                                                          Maligi 
                                                                                                                                                          P, 
                                                                                                                                                          Raghuveer 
                                                                                                                                                          H. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          cumulative 
                                                                                                                                                          analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts 
                                                                                                                                                          from 
                                                                                                                                                          major 
                                                                                                                                                          dental 
                                                                                                                                                          institutions 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          Bangalore 
                                                                                                                                                          city: 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          252 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          MaxillofacPathol 
                                                                                                                                                          2011; 
                                                                                                                                                          15(1): 
                                                                                                                                                          1-5.
 12. 
                                                                                                                                                          Koseoglu 
                                                                                                                                                          BG, 
                                                                                                                                                          Atalay 
                                                                                                                                                          B, 
                                                                                                                                                          Erdem 
                                                                                                                                                          MA. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          clinical 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          90 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Sci 
                                                                                                                                                          2004; 
                                                                                                                                                          46(4): 
                                                                                                                                                          253-7.
 13. 
                                                                                                                                                          Rezvani 
                                                                                                                                                          G, 
                                                                                                                                                          Pardis 
                                                                                                                                                          S, 
                                                                                                                                                          Sharifi 
                                                                                                                                                          E. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          descriptive-clinical 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          134 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts 
                                                                                                                                                          during 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          10 
                                                                                                                                                          year 
                                                                                                                                                          period. 
                                                                                                                                                          Shiraz 
                                                                                                                                                          Univ 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          2009; 
                                                                                                                                                          10(2): 
                                                                                                                                                          122-7.
 14. 
                                                                                                                                                          Baghaei 
                                                                                                                                                          F, 
                                                                                                                                                          Zargaran 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Najmi 
                                                                                                                                                          H, 
                                                                                                                                                          Moghimbeigi 
                                                                                                                                                          A. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          clinicopathological 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Hamadan, 
                                                                                                                                                          Iran. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          (Shiraz) 
                                                                                                                                                          2014; 
                                                                                                                                                          15(4): 
                                                                                                                                                          167-72.
 15. 
                                                                                                                                                          Arotiba 
                                                                                                                                                          JT, 
                                                                                                                                                          Lawoyin 
                                                                                                                                                          JO, 
                                                                                                                                                          Obiechina 
                                                                                                                                                          AE. 
                                                                                                                                                          Pattern 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          occurrence 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Nigerians. 
                                                                                                                                                          East 
                                                                                                                                                          Afr 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          1998; 
                                                                                                                                                          75(11): 
                                                                                                                                                          664-6.
 16. 
                                                                                                                                                          Meningaud 
                                                                                                                                                          JP, 
                                                                                                                                                          Oprean 
                                                                                                                                                          N, 
                                                                                                                                                          Pitak-Arnnop 
                                                                                                                                                          P, 
                                                                                                                                                          Bertrand 
                                                                                                                                                          JC. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          clinical 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          695 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Sci 
                                                                                                                                                          2006; 
                                                                                                                                                          48(2): 
                                                                                                                                                          59-62.
 17. 
                                                                                                                                                          Fomete 
                                                                                                                                                          B, 
                                                                                                                                                          Osunde 
                                                                                                                                                          OD, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ogbeifun 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Agbara 
                                                                                                                                                          R, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ononiwu 
                                                                                                                                                          CN. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          10-Year 
                                                                                                                                                          Retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          Analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          64 
                                                                                                                                                          Cases 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          Cystic 
                                                                                                                                                          Lesions 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          Maxillofacial 
                                                                                                                                                          Region 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          Nigerian 
                                                                                                                                                          Tertiary 
                                                                                                                                                          Hospital. 
                                                                                                                                                          Oman 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          2016; 
                                                                                                                                                          31(6): 
                                                                                                                                                          434-438.
 18. 
                                                                                                                                                          ImaniMoghadam 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          MojeriKhazani 
                                                                                                                                                          T. 
                                                                                                                                                          The 
                                                                                                                                                          evaluation 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          41 
                                                                                                                                                          panoramic 
                                                                                                                                                          radiographic 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          dentigerous 
                                                                                                                                                          cysts 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          keratocysts. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Mash 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          Sch 
                                                                                                                                                          2007; 
                                                                                                                                                          30(1&2): 
                                                                                                                                                          1-6. 
                                                                                                                                                          [in 
                                                                                                                                                          persian]
 19. 
                                                                                                                                                          Nalabolu 
                                                                                                                                                          GR, 
                                                                                                                                                          Mohiddin 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Hiremath 
                                                                                                                                                          SK, 
                                                                                                                                                          Manyam 
                                                                                                                                                          R, 
                                                                                                                                                          Bharath 
                                                                                                                                                          TS, 
                                                                                                                                                          Raju 
                                                                                                                                                          PR. 
                                                                                                                                                          Epidemiological 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumours: 
                                                                                                                                                          An 
                                                                                                                                                          institutional 
                                                                                                                                                          experience. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Infect 
                                                                                                                                                          Public 
                                                                                                                                                          Health 
                                                                                                                                                          2016 
                                                                                                                                                          Jul 
                                                                                                                                                          14. 
                                                                                                                                                          pii: 
                                                                                                                                                          S1876-0341(16)30071-5.
 20. 
                                                                                                                                                          Goteti 
                                                                                                                                                          SH. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          Tumors: 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          Review 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          675 
                                                                                                                                                          Cases 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Eastern 
                                                                                                                                                          Libya. 
                                                                                                                                                          Niger 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Surg 
                                                                                                                                                          2016; 
                                                                                                                                                          22(1): 
                                                                                                                                                          37-40.
 21. 
                                                                                                                                                          Vázquez-Romero 
                                                                                                                                                          MD, 
                                                                                                                                                          Serrera-Figallo 
                                                                                                                                                          ML, 
                                                                                                                                                          Alberdi-Navarro 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Cabezas-Talavero 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Romero-Ruiz 
                                                                                                                                                          MM, 
                                                                                                                                                          Torres-Lagares 
                                                                                                                                                          D, 
                                                                                                                                                          et 
                                                                                                                                                          al. 
                                                                                                                                                          Maxillary 
                                                                                                                                                          peripheral 
                                                                                                                                                          keratocystic 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumor. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          clinical 
                                                                                                                                                          case 
                                                                                                                                                          report. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          ClinExp 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          2017; 
                                                                                                                                                          9(1): 
                                                                                                                                                          e167-e171.
 22. 
                                                                                                                                                          Bassey 
                                                                                                                                                          GO, 
                                                                                                                                                          Osunde 
                                                                                                                                                          OD, 
                                                                                                                                                          Anyanechi 
                                                                                                                                                          CE. 
                                                                                                                                                          Maxillofacial 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          tumor-like 
                                                                                                                                                          lesions 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          Nigerian 
                                                                                                                                                          teaching 
                                                                                                                                                          hospital: 
                                                                                                                                                          an 
                                                                                                                                                          eleven 
                                                                                                                                                          year 
                                                                                                                                                          retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          analysis. 
                                                                                                                                                          Afr 
                                                                                                                                                          Health 
                                                                                                                                                          Sci 
                                                                                                                                                          2014; 
                                                                                                                                                          14(1): 
                                                                                                                                                          56-63.
 23. 
                                                                                                                                                          Jing 
                                                                                                                                                          W, 
                                                                                                                                                          Xuan 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Lin 
                                                                                                                                                          Y, 
                                                                                                                                                          Wu 
                                                                                                                                                          L, 
                                                                                                                                                          Liu 
                                                                                                                                                          L, 
                                                                                                                                                          Zheng 
                                                                                                                                                          X, 
                                                                                                                                                          Tang 
                                                                                                                                                          W, 
                                                                                                                                                          Qiao 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Tian 
                                                                                                                                                          W. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumours: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          1642 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          Chinese 
                                                                                                                                                          population. 
                                                                                                                                                          Int 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          MaxillofacSurg 
                                                                                                                                                          2007; 
                                                                                                                                                          36(1): 
                                                                                                                                                          20-5.
 24. 
                                                                                                                                                          Tawfik 
                                                                                                                                                          MA, 
                                                                                                                                                          Zyada 
                                                                                                                                                          MM. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Dakahlia, 
                                                                                                                                                          Egypt: 
                                                                                                                                                          analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          82 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Surg 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Pathol 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          RadiolEndod 
                                                                                                                                                          2010; 
                                                                                                                                                          109(2): 
                                                                                                                                                          e67-73.
 25. 
                                                                                                                                                          Tamme 
                                                                                                                                                          T, 
                                                                                                                                                          Soots 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Kulla 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Karu 
                                                                                                                                                          K, 
                                                                                                                                                          Hanstein 
                                                                                                                                                          SM, 
                                                                                                                                                          Sokk 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Jõeste 
                                                                                                                                                          E, 
                                                                                                                                                          Leibur 
                                                                                                                                                          E. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumours, 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          collaborative 
                                                                                                                                                          retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          75 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          covering 
                                                                                                                                                          more 
                                                                                                                                                          than 
                                                                                                                                                          25 
                                                                                                                                                          years 
                                                                                                                                                          from 
                                                                                                                                                          Estonia. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          CraniomaxillofacSurg 
                                                                                                                                                          2004; 
                                                                                                                                                          32(3): 
                                                                                                                                                          161-5.
 26. 
                                                                                                                                                          Santos 
                                                                                                                                                          JN, 
                                                                                                                                                          Pinto 
                                                                                                                                                          LP, 
                                                                                                                                                          de 
                                                                                                                                                          Figueredo 
                                                                                                                                                          CR, 
                                                                                                                                                          de 
                                                                                                                                                          Souza 
                                                                                                                                                          LB. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors: 
                                                                                                                                                          analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          127 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          PesquiOdontol 
                                                                                                                                                          Bras 
                                                                                                                                                          2001; 
                                                                                                                                                          15(4): 
                                                                                                                                                          308-13.
 27. 
                                                                                                                                                          Ochsenius 
                                                                                                                                                          G, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ortega 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Godoy 
                                                                                                                                                          L, 
                                                                                                                                                          Peñafiel 
                                                                                                                                                          C, 
                                                                                                                                                          Escobar 
                                                                                                                                                          E. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Chile: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          362 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Pathol 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          2002; 
                                                                                                                                                          31(7): 
                                                                                                                                                          415-20.
 28. 
                                                                                                                                                          Reichart 
                                                                                                                                                          PA, 
                                                                                                                                                          Philipsen 
                                                                                                                                                          HP, 
                                                                                                                                                          Sonner 
                                                                                                                                                          S. 
                                                                                                                                                          Ameloblastoma: 
                                                                                                                                                          biological 
                                                                                                                                                          profile 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          3677 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          Eur 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Cancer 
                                                                                                                                                          B 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Oncol 
                                                                                                                                                          1995; 
                                                                                                                                                          31B(2): 
                                                                                                                                                          86-99.
 29. 
                                                                                                                                                          Saghravanian 
                                                                                                                                                          N, 
                                                                                                                                                          Salehinejad 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ghazi 
                                                                                                                                                          N, 
                                                                                                                                                          Shirdel 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Razi 
                                                                                                                                                          M. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          40-year 
                                                                                                                                                          Retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          Clinicopathological 
                                                                                                                                                          Study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          Ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Iran. 
                                                                                                                                                          Asian 
                                                                                                                                                          Pac 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Cancer 
                                                                                                                                                          Prev 
                                                                                                                                                          2016; 
                                                                                                                                                          17(2): 
                                                                                                                                                          619-23.
 30. 
                                                                                                                                                          Lu 
                                                                                                                                                          Y, 
                                                                                                                                                          Xuan 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Takata 
                                                                                                                                                          T, 
                                                                                                                                                          Wang 
                                                                                                                                                          C, 
                                                                                                                                                          He 
                                                                                                                                                          Z, 
                                                                                                                                                          Zhou 
                                                                                                                                                          Z, 
                                                                                                                                                          Mock 
                                                                                                                                                          D, 
                                                                                                                                                          Nikai 
                                                                                                                                                          H. 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          demographic 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          759 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          Chinese 
                                                                                                                                                          population. 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Surg 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Pathol 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          RadiolEndod 
                                                                                                                                                          1998; 
                                                                                                                                                          86(6): 
                                                                                                                                                          707-14.
 31. 
                                                                                                                                                          Siriwardena 
                                                                                                                                                          BS, 
                                                                                                                                                          Tennakoon 
                                                                                                                                                          TM, 
                                                                                                                                                          Tilakaratne 
                                                                                                                                                          WM. 
                                                                                                                                                          Relative 
                                                                                                                                                          frequency 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Sri 
                                                                                                                                                          Lanka: 
                                                                                                                                                          Analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          1677 
                                                                                                                                                          cases. 
                                                                                                                                                          Pathol 
                                                                                                                                                          Res 
                                                                                                                                                          Pract 
                                                                                                                                                          2012; 
                                                                                                                                                          208(4): 
                                                                                                                                                          225-30.
 32. 
                                                                                                                                                          Siar 
                                                                                                                                                          CH, 
                                                                                                                                                          Lau 
                                                                                                                                                          SH, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ng 
                                                                                                                                                          KH. 
                                                                                                                                                          Ameloblastoma 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          jaws: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          340 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          Malaysian 
                                                                                                                                                          population. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          MaxillofacSurg 
                                                                                                                                                          2012; 
                                                                                                                                                          70(3): 
                                                                                                                                                          608-15.
 33. 
                                                                                                                                                          Taghavi 
                                                                                                                                                          N, 
                                                                                                                                                          Rajabi 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Mehrdad 
                                                                                                                                                          L, 
                                                                                                                                                          Sajjadi 
                                                                                                                                                          S. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          10-year 
                                                                                                                                                          retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          study 
                                                                                                                                                          on 
                                                                                                                                                          odontogenic 
                                                                                                                                                          tumors 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Iran. 
                                                                                                                                                          Indian 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          Res 
                                                                                                                                                          2013; 
                                                                                                                                                          24(2): 
                                                                                                                                                          220-4.
 34. 
                                                                                                                                                          Isola 
                                                                                                                                                          G, 
                                                                                                                                                          Cicciù 
                                                                                                                                                          M, 
                                                                                                                                                          Fiorillo 
                                                                                                                                                          L, 
                                                                                                                                                          Matarese 
                                                                                                                                                          G. 
                                                                                                                                                          Association 
                                                                                                                                                          between 
                                                                                                                                                          Odontoma 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          Impacted 
                                                                                                                                                          Teeth. 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          CraniofacSurg 
                                                                                                                                                          2017 
                                                                                                                                                          Jan 
                                                                                                                                                          18. 
                                                                                                                                                          [Epub 
                                                                                                                                                          ahead 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          print]
 35. 
                                                                                                                                                          Parkins 
                                                                                                                                                          GE, 
                                                                                                                                                          Armah 
                                                                                                                                                          GA, 
                                                                                                                                                          Tettey 
                                                                                                                                                          Y. 
                                                                                                                                                          Orofacial 
                                                                                                                                                          tumours 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          tumour-like 
                                                                                                                                                          lesions 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          Ghana: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          6-year 
                                                                                                                                                          prospective 
                                                                                                                                                          study. 
                                                                                                                                                          Br 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          MaxillofacSurg 
                                                                                                                                                          2009;47(7):550-4.
 36. 
                                                                                                                                                          Ajayi 
                                                                                                                                                          OF, 
                                                                                                                                                          Adeyemo 
                                                                                                                                                          WL, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ladeinde 
                                                                                                                                                          AL, 
                                                                                                                                                          Ogunlewe 
                                                                                                                                                          MO, 
                                                                                                                                                          Effiom 
                                                                                                                                                          OA, 
                                                                                                                                                          Omitola 
                                                                                                                                                          OG, 
                                                                                                                                                          et 
                                                                                                                                                          al. 
                                                                                                                                                          Primary 
                                                                                                                                                          malignant 
                                                                                                                                                          neoplasms 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          orofacial 
                                                                                                                                                          origin: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          retrospective 
                                                                                                                                                          review 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          256 
                                                                                                                                                          cases 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          Nigerian 
                                                                                                                                                          tertiary 
                                                                                                                                                          hospital. 
                                                                                                                                                          Int 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          MaxillofacSurg 
                                                                                                                                                          2007;36(5):403-8.
 37. 
                                                                                                                                                          Monteiro 
                                                                                                                                                          LS, 
                                                                                                                                                          Albuquerque 
                                                                                                                                                          R, 
                                                                                                                                                          Paiva 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          de 
                                                                                                                                                          la 
                                                                                                                                                          Peña-Moral 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          Amaral 
                                                                                                                                                          JB, 
                                                                                                                                                          Lopes 
                                                                                                                                                          CA. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          comparative 
                                                                                                                                                          analysis 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          oral 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          maxillofacial 
                                                                                                                                                          pathology 
                                                                                                                                                          over 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          16-year 
                                                                                                                                                          period, 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          north 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          Portugal. 
                                                                                                                                                          Int 
                                                                                                                                                          Dent 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          2017;67(1):38-45.
 38. 
                                                                                                                                                          Garg 
                                                                                                                                                          P, 
                                                                                                                                                          Jain 
                                                                                                                                                          J, 
                                                                                                                                                          De 
                                                                                                                                                          N, 
                                                                                                                                                          Chatterjee 
                                                                                                                                                          K. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          central 
                                                                                                                                                          giant 
                                                                                                                                                          cell 
                                                                                                                                                          granuloma 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          posterior 
                                                                                                                                                          part 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          maxilla-A 
                                                                                                                                                          case 
                                                                                                                                                          report. 
                                                                                                                                                          Int 
                                                                                                                                                          J 
                                                                                                                                                          Surg 
                                                                                                                                                          Case 
                                                                                                                                                          Rep 
                                                                                                                                                          2017;30:222-225.
 39. 
                                                                                                                                                          Janas 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Osica 
                                                                                                                                                          P. 
                                                                                                                                                          Central 
                                                                                                                                                          giant 
                                                                                                                                                          cell 
                                                                                                                                                          granuloma 
                                                                                                                                                          located 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          maxilla 
                                                                                                                                                          in 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          8-year 
                                                                                                                                                          old 
                                                                                                                                                          boy. 
                                                                                                                                                          Dev 
                                                                                                                                                          Period 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          2015;19(2):189-92.
 40. 
                                                                                                                                                          Madiraju 
                                                                                                                                                          G, 
                                                                                                                                                          Yallamraju 
                                                                                                                                                          S, 
                                                                                                                                                          Rajendran 
                                                                                                                                                          V, 
                                                                                                                                                          SrinivasaRao 
                                                                                                                                                          K. 
                                                                                                                                                          Solitary 
                                                                                                                                                          bone 
                                                                                                                                                          cyst 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          mandible: 
                                                                                                                                                          a 
                                                                                                                                                          case 
                                                                                                                                                          report 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          brief 
                                                                                                                                                          review 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          literature. 
                                                                                                                                                          BMJ 
                                                                                                                                                          Case 
                                                                                                                                                          Rep 
                                                                                                                                                          2014;2014. 
                                                                                                                                                          pii: 
                                                                                                                                                          bcr2013200945.
 41. 
                                                                                                                                                          Hs 
                                                                                                                                                          CB, 
                                                                                                                                                          Rai 
                                                                                                                                                          BD, 
                                                                                                                                                          Nair 
                                                                                                                                                          MA, 
                                                                                                                                                          Astekar 
                                                                                                                                                          MS. 
                                                                                                                                                          Simple 
                                                                                                                                                          bone 
                                                                                                                                                          cyst 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          mandible 
                                                                                                                                                          mimicking 
                                                                                                                                                          periapical 
                                                                                                                                                          cyst. 
                                                                                                                                                          ClinPract 
                                                                                                                                                          2012;2(3):e59.
 42. 
                                                                                                                                                          Gómez 
                                                                                                                                                          Oliveira 
                                                                                                                                                          G, 
                                                                                                                                                          García-Rozado 
                                                                                                                                                          A, 
                                                                                                                                                          Luaces 
                                                                                                                                                          Rey 
                                                                                                                                                          R. 
                                                                                                                                                          Intraosseous 
                                                                                                                                                          mandibular 
                                                                                                                                                          hemangioma. 
                                                                                                                                                          A 
                                                                                                                                                          case 
                                                                                                                                                          report 
                                                                                                                                                          and 
                                                                                                                                                          review 
                                                                                                                                                          of 
                                                                                                                                                          the 
                                                                                                                                                          literature. 
                                                                                                                                                          Med 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Patol 
                                                                                                                                                          Oral 
                                                                                                                                                          Cir 
                                                                                                                                                          Bucal 
                                                                                                                                                          2008;13(8):E496-8.
 
 
 
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