Prevalence and Distribution Of Odontogenic Cysts in Jammu& Kashmir Population- A Research.

Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

Dr Rubeena Anjum, Dr Nidhi Khajuria, Dr Heena Sadiq, Dr Mandeep Kaur, Dr Mohammad Shafi Dar

Aim – The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of odontogenic cyst in an Indian population and compare it with various reports from

the other geographic areas of the world. The files on odontogenic jaw cysts reported between 2011 and 2017 at the department of Oral Pathology &

Microbiology ,Indira Gandhi Dental Collegeand Hospital and associate laboratorie units were retrieved retrospectively. Patient‘s demographic

information mainly age, sex and location of the lesion was recorded and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The diagnosis of odontogenic cyst

accounted in 150 cases. The. Radicular cyst was most prevalent histological type 48% followed by dentigerous cyst 45.33%, odontogenic

keratocyst (20%). The most common locations of the odontogenic cysts were the mandibular and posterior region of mandible .