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KMID : 0358920160430030237
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pedodontics
2016 Volume.43 No. 3 p.237 ~ p.245
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Analysis of 269 Cases of Jaw Cysts in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Study over a Decade
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Hong Hye-Lin
Nam Ok-Hyung
Kim Mi-Sun
Choi Sung-Chul
Lee Hyo-Seol
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Abstract
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This study aimed to identify the characteristics of jaw cysts among children and adolescents treated at the Kyung Hee University Dental Hospital from 2005 to 2015. A retrospective observational study was conducted of 269 jaw cysts diagnosed in 253 patients. The following variables were recorded: gender, age, prevalence and location of lesions, clinical symptoms and treatment. Statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS (version 20.0). Our results suggest that the cysts are slightly more prevalent in males. Cystic lesions of the jaws in children are predominantly odontogenic and developmental in origin. Dentigerous cysts predominate in developmental cysts and the most frequent diagnosis is radicular cysts in inflammation cysts. The most common location of the cysts is in the mandible, particularly the lower molar region. In numerous cases, the patients have no clinical symptoms. Most cysts were surgically enucleated with tooth extraction. Furthermore, our findings demonstrate that the characteristics of jaw cysts in children are distinctive and differ in several respects from the corresponding distribution of jaw cysts in adult population. Therefore, knowledge of the clinical, radiological and histopathological behavior of jaw cysts and periodic radiographic examination are key factors for early diagnosis and adequate treatment of jaw cysts in children.
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KEYWORD
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Cysts, Children, Adolescents, Dentigerous cyst, Radicular cyst
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