The effectiveness of decompression for patients with dentigerous cysts, keratocystic odontogenic tumors, and unicystic ameloblastomaThe effectiveness of decompression for patients with dentigerous cysts, keratocystic odontogenic tumors, and unicystic ameloblastoma
- Other Titles
- The effectiveness of decompression for patients with dentigerous cysts, keratocystic odontogenic tumors, and unicystic ameloblastoma
- Authors
- 박현수; 송인석; 서병무; 이종호; 김명진
- Issue Date
- 2014
- Publisher
- 대한구강악안면외과학회
- Keywords
- Decompression; Odontogenic cysts; Unicystic ameloblastoma
- Citation
- 대한구강악안면외과학회지, v.40, no.6, pp.260 - 265
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 대한구강악안면외과학회지
- Volume
- 40
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 260
- End Page
- 265
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/100341
- ISSN
- 2234-7550
- Abstract
- Objectives: The aim of this study was to verify the clinical effectiveness of decompression in decreasing the size of a cyst. In addition to the differ-ent types of cysts, we tried to reveal what effect host factors, such as the initial size of the lesion and the age of the patient, have on the velocity of cyst shrinkage.Materials and Methods: With the aid of a panoramic view, we measured the size of the cysts before and after decompression in 13 dentigerous cysts (DCs), 14 keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KTOCs), and 5 unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) cases. The velocity of shrinkage in the three cystic groups was calculated. Relationships between the age of the patient, the initial size of the cyst, and the shrinkage velocity were investigated.Results: The three types of cysts showed no inter-type differences in their velocity of shrinkage. However, there was a statistically meaningful rela-tionship between the initial size of the lesion and the absolute velocity of shrinkage in the DC group (P=0.02, R=0.65) and the KTOC group (P=0.02, R=0.56). There was also a significantrelationship between the age of the patient and the absolute velocity of shrinkage in the KTOC group (P=0.04, R=0.45) and the UA group (P=0.04, R=0.46).Conclusion: There was no difference in the decrease in size due to decompression among the different types of cysts. However, the age of the patient and the initial size of the lesion showed a significant relatioship with the velocity of shrinkage.
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