Effect of decompression on cystic lesions of the mandible: 3-dimensional volumetric analysis

Autor: In-Seok Song, J. H. Lee, Hyungbin Park, Byoung Moo Seo, Myoung-soon Kim
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 53:841-848
ISSN: 0266-4356
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.06.024
Popis: Decompression is effective in reducing both the size of cystic lesions on jaws and the associated morbidity of resection. However, quantitative measurement of reduced volume after decompression among different cystic diseases has not been fully investigated. We have retrospectively investigated the difference in reduction in volume among keratocystic odontogenic tumours (n=17), unicystic ameloblastomas (n=10), and dentigerous cysts (n=10) of the posterior mandible using 3-dimensional computed tomography (CT). Various other influential factors such as age, sex, the presence of impacted teeth, and the number of drains were also recorded. There was no significant difference in the speed of shrinkage among the 3 groups, but there was a significant correlation (p
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