Archive - HackDentistry

Radicular/Periapical cyst (Note and Video)

Radicular/periapical cyst is the most common odontogenic cyst and represents 50-60% of all jaw cysts.

Feb 1 • HackDentistry

January 2026

Apoptosis, also called “programmed cell death” is the process where the cell regulates its own death through the production of certain enzymes.

Jan 28 • HackDentistry

A Small HackDentistry Update

For a short while, the open archive of HackDentistry will be available via hackdentistry.substack.com

Jan 20 • HackDentistry

Odontogenic keratocyst (Note & Video)

Odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) is the second most common developmental odontogenic cyst after dentigerous cyst.

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (Note & Video)

Orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC) was first described as an orthokeratinizing variant of OKC in 1981.

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Dentigerous & Eruption cyst (Note & Video)

Dentigerous cyst is the most common “developmental” odontogenic cyst. It makes up 20% of all jaw cysts occurring in the oral cavity.

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Calcifying odontogenic cyst (Note & Video)

Calcifying odontogenic cyst (COC) was first described by Gorlin in 1962. It is a cystic lesion characterized histologically by the presence of an…

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Classification of odontogenic cysts (Table)

Important changes to the classification of odontogenic cysts.

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Quick Reads: Odontogenic cysts (Table)

A concise table giving a high level view of odontogenic cysts and their key features.

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Verrucous hyperplasia (Note & Video)

Shear and Pindborb in 1980 reported lesions of the oral cavity that were clinically indistinguishable from verrucous carcinoma but showed slight…

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Verrucous carcinoma (Note & Video)

Verrucous carcinoma (VC) is a warty, exophytic variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

Tobacco pouch keratosis (Note & Video)

Tobacco pouch keratosis (TPK) is also synonymously called snuff dipper’s lesion and smokeless tobacco keratosis.

Jan 14 • HackDentistry

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