J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  1999 May;21(2):166-173.

Clinical study of cysts in the jaws

• Kim KW
• Kim KW
• Lee JH

Abstract

A clinical study of selected patients with cyst which were managed in the Department of oral and maxillofacial sugery from March 1994 to February 1998 was done. An following results were obtained. 1. Male were involved more than females by cyst in a ratio of 1.95:1 and most of the cases occurred in the secondary decades. 2. The primary site of radicular cysts were the anterior incisor area, dentigerous cysts were anterior incisor area and canine area, incisive canal cysts were maxillary anterior area, odontogenic keratocyst were the mandibular ramus area. The common symptoms were swelling(65 cases), pain(12 cases) and the mean duration of syptomatic period was 10 days. 4. The rates of histopathologic classification were radicular cyst(58%), dentigerous cyst(22%), incisive canal cyst(9%), odontogenic keratocyst(11%). 5. Average of Alk. phosphatase was 235(IU/L) at pre-twenty age and 102(IU/L) at post-twenty age. 6. In treatment modalities, enucleation was most common, odontogenic keratocyst was treated by enucleation and curettage for prevention of recurrence.

MeSH Terms

Classification
Curettage
Dentigerous Cyst
Female
Humans
Incisor
Jaw*
Male
Odontogenic Cysts
Radicular Cyst
Recurrence