Author(s):
Rohan Vasanth Raj Sambath Kumar, Suresh Chinnakutti, Karthik Rajaram Mohan, Selvalakshmi Saravanan, Arul Kumar Sengottaiyan
Email(s):
drrohanvasanthraj@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2026.00632 
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Rohan Vasanth Raj Sambath Kumar1, Suresh Chinnakutti2, Karthik Rajaram Mohan3, Selvalakshmi Saravanan4, Arul Kumar Sengottaiyan5
1Department of Periodontology, Assistant Professor, CSI College of Dental Sciences and Research, 129, CMH Compound, East Veli Street, Madurai, Tamilnadu 625001. ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5365-6746.
2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission’s Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamilnadu, India.
3Additional Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamilnadu.
4Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Salem, Tamilnadu, India.
5Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariy
Published In:
Volume - 19,
Issue - 10,
Year - 2026
ABSTRACT:
orthokeratinised odontogenic cyst is a rare developmental odontogenic cyst that microscopically has an orthokeratinised epithelial lining and clinically has a less- aggressive behaviour and low recurrence. This case report describes a case of orthokeratinised odontogenic cyst involving posterior part of the mandible that mimicked dentigerous cyst in a 25-year-old-male who presented with a chief complaint of swelling and severe trismus. The initial diagnosis was given as pericoronitis with submandibular space infection based on the clinical findings, later it was provisionally diagnosed as Dentigerous cyst based on the radiological findings. A definitive diagnosis made as orthokeratinised odontogenic cyst only after histopathological examination of excised biopsy specimen. This case emphases on including orthokeratinised odontogenic cyst in the differential diagnosis of dentigerous cyst and trismus.
Cite this article:
Rohan Vasanth Raj Sambath Kumar, Suresh Chinnakutti, Karthik Rajaram Mohan, Selvalakshmi Saravanan, Arul Kumar Sengottaiyan. An Orthokeratinised Odontogenic Cyst around Horizontal Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Mimicking Radiographically as a Dentigerous Cyst. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2026;19(10):4543-7. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2026.00632
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Rohan Vasanth Raj Sambath Kumar, Suresh Chinnakutti, Karthik Rajaram Mohan, Selvalakshmi Saravanan, Arul Kumar Sengottaiyan. An Orthokeratinised Odontogenic Cyst around Horizontal Impacted Mandibular Third Molar Mimicking Radiographically as a Dentigerous Cyst. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2026;19(10):4543-7. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2026.00632 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2026-19-10-8
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