title: Cystic Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor.
abstract: Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor (AOT) is a well-established benign epithelial lesion of odontogenic origin. Rightfully called "the master of disguise," this lesion has been known for its varied clinical and histoarchitectural patterns. Not only does AOT predominantly present radiologically as a unilocular cystic lesion enclosing the unerupted tooth (which is commonly mistaken as a dentigerous cyst) but the lesion also presents rarely with a cystic component histopathologically. We present one such unusual case of cystic AOT associated with an impacted canine, mimicking a dentigerous cyst. The present case aims to highlight the difference between cystic AOT and dentigerous cyst radiographically. The exact histogenesis of AOT and its variants still remains obscure. An attempt has been made to hypothesize the new school of thought regarding the origin of AOT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab 141008, India.
authors.forename: Sonal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka 577004, India.
authors.forename: Ahmed Mujib Bangalore
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rahim
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Asan Memorial Dental College and Hospital, Keerapakkam Village, Chengalpet, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 603105, India.
authors.forename: Nithin Kavassery
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Parakkat
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab 141008, India.
authors.forename: Shekhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Sarabha Dental College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab 141105, India.
authors.forename: Kumud
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab 141008, India.
authors.forename: Bhushan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Dental Sciences, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 531162, India.
authors.forename: Anil Bangalore
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Shivappa