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BMC Oral Health
Published in: BMC Oral Health 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Digital Volume Tomography | Research

Pseudocysts of the jaw: a retrospective study of 41 cases from a single institution

Authors: Yahui Wang, Fan Tang, Zhiyong Li, Qianming Chen

Published in: BMC Oral Health | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Objective

The purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate and compare the clinical, radiographic, pathological, pathogenesis, and therapeutic features of simple bone cysts (SBCs) and aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) of the jaw.

Methods

35 patients with SBCs and 6 patients with ABCs who received treatment at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zhejiang University School of Medicine from 2017 to 2022 were followed up and reviewed retrospectively.

Results

The study included 41 patients, accounting for 2.14% of all jaw pathologies, with 35 patients having SBCs and 6 patients having ABCs; their average ages were 26.63 ± 13.62 years and 17.83 ± 7.88 years, respectively. The prevalence of SBC and ABC did not differ significantly by sex. The mandible was the most vulnerable area to be involved. Only 5.71% (2/35) of patients with SBCs and 16.7% (1/6) of patients with ABCs reported histories of previous trauma in the same region of the pseudocysts. A total of 42.86% (15/35) of SBC cases and 66.67% (4/6) of ABC cases had malocclusions. The radiographic features of pseudocysts varied in shape, were associated with the root, and unilocular or multilocular. All patients had curettage with or without bone graft or substitute implantation, and recurrences did not occur in 94.29% (33/35) of SBC patients and 100% (6/6) of ABC patients after a mean follow-up time of 26.23 ± 15.47 months and 21.67 ± 19.75 months, respectively.

Conclusions

Pseudocysts, including SBCs and ABCs, are benign osteolytic lesions without an epithelial lining that occur occasionally in the jaw, mostly in adolescents and young adults, and their incidence did not significantly differ by sex. The most vulnerable site of involvement is the mandible, and they are generally not overtly aggressive. Trauma has a less significant role in pseudocysts, but minor trauma, such as malocclusion, has the potential to influence pseudocyst development. The clinical presentation of pseudocysts lacks specificity, and most patients are asymptomatic and found incidentally during radiographs. Dental panoramic radiographs and CBCT cannot accurately distinguish between SBC and ABC, and the final diagnosis depends on pathological diagnosis. Curettage combined with bone grafting is currently the best treatment for both, with a 5.71% (2/35) recurrence rate for SBC and no recurrence found for ABC.
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Metadata
Title
Pseudocysts of the jaw: a retrospective study of 41 cases from a single institution
Authors
Yahui Wang
Fan Tang
Zhiyong Li
Qianming Chen
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Oral Health / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-02741-5

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