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Squamous odontogenic tumor is a rare benign locally infiltrative neoplasm first described by Pullon et al. (1975). Since
then, there have been less than 50 cases reported. The tumor is often asymptomatic, although it can present with
symptoms of pain and tooth mobility. The characteristic radiographic appearance is that of a triangular-shaped
unilocular radiolucency with divergent roots of the involved teeth. Histologically, the tumor is characterized by the
proliferation of benign appearing, squamous epithelium in the connective tissue stroma with occasional vacuolization
and keratinization. Here, we report a rare case of Squamous odontogenic tumor in anterior mandible of a 40 years old
female patient.

odontogenic tumor, Squamous epithelium