A Case of Botryoid Odontogenic Cyst in the Right Maxillary Molar Region

Abstract

Botryoid odontogenic cyst is an extremely rare cyst that was first reported by Weathers and Waldron in 1973. This cyst most frequently occurs in the mandible and rarely in the maxilla. Herein, we report a case of botryoid odontogenic cyst in the right maxillary molar region in a 70-year-old woman.
The patient was referred to our department by a dental clinic for a cystic lesion near the right maxillary molar. Our pre-operative diagnosis was a radicular cyst. However, a post-operative histopathological analysis of a specimen of the surgically resected material confirmed the lesion to be a botryoid odontogenic cyst. The postoperative healing was normal and there were no signs of recurrence 1 year postoperatively.