颌骨角化囊肿作为独立性疾病被认识约有20年的历史。以往曾称为胆脂瘤、表皮样囊肿、皮脂腺囊肿以及颌骨始基囊肿。1971年世界卫生组织在对颌骨囊肿的分类中将其称为始基囊肿,其同义名为“角化囊肿”。此分类强调的是组织学特微而不是推测它来自初期釉质器。 Jaw keratocyst is recognized as an independent disease for about 20 years. In the past, it was called cholesteatoma, epidermoid cyst, sebaceous cyst and maxillofacial cyst. 1971 World Health Organization in the classification of jaw cyst called initial base cyst, its synonym called “keratoconus”. This classification emphasizes that microscopic histology rather than speculate that it comes from the early enamel.