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  • Title: Multifocal lateral periodontal cysts: a report of 4 cases and review of the literature.
    Author: Siponen M, Neville BW, Damm DD, Allen CM.
    Journal: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod; 2011 Feb; 111(2):225-33. PubMed ID: 21237438.
    Abstract:
    Lateral periodontal cyst (LPC) is a developmental jaw cyst of odontogenic origin. It has characteristic histopathologic features that are identical to those seen in the peripherally occurring gingival cyst of adults (GCA). The polycystic variant of LPC is termed the botryoid odontogenic cyst (BOC). The histogenetic origin of LPC is probably the rests of dental lamina in the alveolar bone. In the case of BOC, it might be that several adjacent epithelial rests simultaneously undergo cystic change and eventually form a polycystic lesion. Few previous examples of multifocal occurrence of LPC can be found in the literature. We report an additional 4 patients with this rare presentation of multiple, separate LPCs, and review the literature on this topic.
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