Aim: To investigate the distribution of odontogenic cysts in patients
aged 0 to 18, referred to Department of Pathology, University Hospital
of the Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil, to determine the
most common types of lesions and their distribution according to gender
and anatomical site involved. Methods: Histopathological data were
collected from a database of lesions classified as odontogenic cysts
that were indicated for surgical removal and histopathological
analysis. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis. Results: Thirty
cases of odontogenic cysts were identified, and dentigerous cysts were
the most frequent (n=17). Most occurrences were in males (66.7%) and
the most frequent site was the posterior mandible (73.3%). Conclusions:
Odontogenic cysts in children and adolescents are mostly developmental
cysts, especially dentigerous cysts, occurring predominantly in males,
with a predilection for the posterior mandible
