DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2024.v12i11.021

Pages: 1928-1936

Odontogenic tumors with calcified components contribute substantially to the diversity in the field of oral surgery. Among these, the Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst (COC), also known as Gorlin's cyst, stands out. It is a rare odontogenic lesion, first described by Gorlin in 1962. It has a vast variety of radiological, clinical, biological behaviors and histopathological features. In this article, two cases of Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst (COC) treated successfully with surgical interventions at oral Medicine and Oral Surgery department at the academic dental Clinic of Monastir, in order to underline clinical, radiological and histological features of this cyst and highlights the interest of detailed complementary investigations particularly anatomopathological ones to precisely define the diagnosis.