IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-4-14847 Original Research Paper Prevalence and Distribution Of Odontogenic Cysts in Jammu& Kashmir Population- A Research. Rubeena Anjum Dr. Dr Heena Sadiq Dr. Dr Mohammad Shafi Dar Dr. April 2018 7 4 01 02 ABSTRACT

 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 .