DECOMPRESSION EFFECT ON MORPHOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES OF ODONTOGENIC KERATOCYST | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | ||||
| Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 October 2023 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/omx.2023.226577.1199 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Ahmed Ali Elhawaty  
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| Oral and maxillofacial surgery department, Minia University, Minia, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| ABSTRACT Odontogenic Keratocyst is a benign cystic lesion characterized with aggressive behavior and relatively high recurrence rate. Most of the current suggested therapeutic surgical approaches are jeopardizing vital structures and integrity of the mandible ending with unjustified resections. We aim to evaluate the validity of decompression as a curative treatment for OKC Patients and Methods: Prospective case series studies of 10 patients were diagnosed with OKC through clinical, radiographical and pathological examination. All patients were treated with decompression. Histopathological features and volumetric changes were evaluated during follow up periods at 3, 6 and 9 months postoperatively. Results: All OKC lesions showed positive response to decompression. Age ranged from 8 to 45 with mean age of 25.9 years. Lesions’ size ranged from 47478.6 mm3 to 4615.52 mm3 with mean size of 20949.5 mm3. Reduction rate percentage in a period of 9 months follow up was 80.36% (P-value=0.002) Conclusion: Decompression is a noninvasive preliminary curative approach for treating OKC. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Odontogenic Keratocyst; Decompression; Histopathological changes; volumetric changes; CBCT | ||||
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