SynthesisClinical oral investigations2018
Conservative surgical treatments for nonsyndromic odontogenic keratocysts: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A comparison of piezoelectric surgery and conventional techniques in the enucleation of cysts and tumors in the jaws: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Pooled it
- Recurrence of nonsyndromic odontogenic keratocyst after marsupialization and delayed enucleation vs. enucleation alone: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Management of a Symphyseal Multilocular Odontogenic Keratocyst.Journal of medical cases · 2026Article
- Epidemiologic and clinicopathologic features of 19,352 jaw cysts: a single-center retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Three-dimensional changes in mandibular jaw cysts following decompression surgery: a retrospective cohort study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Suhaim-Turayki Technique for the Decompression of Odontogenic Keratocysts: A Case Series.F1000Research · 2025Article
- Management and recurrence of the odontogenic keratocyst: an overview of systematic reviews.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2024Review
- Recurrence and Prognosticators of Recurrence in Odontogenic Keratocyst of the Jaws.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2024Article
- The Role of Adjunctive Chemical Solutions in the Treatment of Odontogenic Keratocysts: A Scoping Review.Cureus · 2023Article
- Modified Carnoy's Versus Carnoy's Solution in the Management of Odontogenic Keratocysts-A Single Center Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of Intracapsular Pressure on Decompression Effectiveness.International dental journal · 2022Article
- Tooth Loss after Jaw Curettage Surgery: Associated Factors and Potential Benefit of Splint Application.Disease markers · 2022Article
- Recurrence-free survival and prognostic factors of odontogenic keratocyst: a single-center retrospective cohort.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Histological changes in odontogenic parakeratinized keratocysts treated with marsupialization followed by enucleation.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2020Article
- Protocol for management of odontogenic keratocysts considering recurrence according to treatment methods.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2020Article
- [Effect of decompression combined with curettage and autogenous bone cement implantation on large cysts of the jaw].Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology · 2020Article
- Conservative management of odontogenic keratocyst with long-term 5-year follow-up: Case report and literature review.International journal of surgery case reports · 2020Article
- Decompression or Marsupialization; Which Conservative Treatment is Associated with Low Recurrence Rate in Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumors? A Systematic Review.Journal of dentistry (Shiraz, Iran) · 2019Review
- [Techniques for the treatment of keratocyst, review of the literature and case report].Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis manuscript presents a systematic review of the clinicopathologic features and outcomes of conservative surgical treatments for nonsyndromic odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) and assesses the recurrence rates through a meta-analysis, in order to indicate the best conservative approach. MATERIALS AND
methodsPRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews were followed, and the protocol was registered (PROSPERO/Nr.: CRD42017060964). An electronic search was conducted using the PubMed/MEDLINE, Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, and The Cochrane Library databases, and relevant articles were selected based on specific inclusion criteria. The PICOS criteria (Population: nonsyndromic patients of any age with OKC, with histopathological diagnosis and minimum follow-up of 12 months; Intervention and Comparison: marsupialization or decompression with or without enucleation, and enucleation alone; Outcome: recurrence rates; Study design: clinical trials, controlled trials, retrospective studies, and case series containing at least 10 cases of OKC) were employed. A pooled odds ratio (OR) was computed through the Mantel-Haenszel test (M-H) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).
resultsOne thousand nine hundred OKCs were analyzed; the age of the patients varied from 6 to 90 years (mean of 38.6 years); a male to female ratio of 1.57:1 was observed; 74.5% of the lesions occurred in the mandible; 75.7% of OKCs were unilocular; the association with impacted tooth was reported for 344 OKCs; and the mean follow-up was 60.1 months. One thousand three hundred thirty-one OKCs were treated by conservative surgical treatments, and 261 cases (19.8%) presented recurrence. Nonetheless, minor total recurrence rates were observed after decompression followed by enucleation (11.9%) and marsupialization followed by enucleation (17.8%). In contrast, enucleation alone showed a total recurrence rate of 20.8%.
conclusionThe results suggest a significant superiority of success for OKC treatments that use decompression followed by enucleation, instead of an initial enucleation (M-H, OR = 0.48; 95% CI = 0.22 to 1.08; P = 0.0163). CLINICAL RELEVANCE: No consensus exists concerning the best management for OKCs. More aggressive treatments (ostectomy, resection, or use of adjunctive therapies like Carnoy's solution and liquid nitrogen) can have many disadvantages and risks. Therefore, it is necessary to identify the conservative approach for OKCs that results in a lower recurrence rate.
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