Brais Pérez-Iglesias1, Jesús Sandoval-Gutiérrez2, Cayetana García-Freire3, Alba Sánchez-Torres4, Cosme Gay-Escoda5. 1. Dentistry student. School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 2. MD, DDS, OMFS. University Complutense of Madrid. Private practice, Vigo, Spain. 3. DDS. University of Santiago de Compostela. Private practice, Vigo, Spain. 4. DDS, MS, Master of Oral Surgery and Implantology. Associate Professor of Oral Surgery and Professor of the Master's degree program in Oral Surgery and Implantology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona. Researcher at the IDIBELL institute. Barcelona, Spain. 5. MD, DDS, MS, PhD, EBOS, OMFS. Chairman and Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona. Director of the Master Degree Program in Oral Surgery and Implantology (EHFRE International University/FUCSO). Coordinator/Researcher of the IDIBELL Institute. Head of the Department of Oral Surgery, Implantology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Teknon Medical Center. Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Simple bone cysts (SBC) are intraosseous cysts devoid of an epithelial lining, asymptomatic and appearing in the jaw. In general, SBCs are discovered incidentally and tooth displacement or pathological fractures are very unusual. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study reports a 16 years old man that presented an asymtomatic radiolucent unilocular lesion in the right ascending ramus. Differencial diagnosis included odontogenic keratocyst and dentigerous cyst. One surgical intervention was performed and consisted in the curettage of the bone walls. The lesion and some small samples of the bone wall were sent for the anatomopathological study. RESULTS: The anatomopathological exam confirmed the diagnosis of simple bone cyst. There was no evidence of recurrence after 6 months of follow-up and bone regeneration was almost complete. CONCLUSIONS: Curettage is the technique of choice for SBC treatment. Control visits are necessary to check the absence of postoperative complications and bone regeneration. Key words:Simple bone cyst, traumatic bone cyst, intraosseous cyst, curettage. Copyright:
BACKGROUND: Simple bone cysts (SBC) are intraosseous cysts devoid of an epithelial lining, asymptomatic and appearing in the jaw. In general, SBCs are discovered incidentally and tooth displacement or pathological fractures are very unusual. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study reports a 16 years old man that presented an asymtomatic radiolucent unilocular lesion in the right ascending ramus. Differencial diagnosis included odontogenic keratocyst and dentigerous cyst. One surgical intervention was performed and consisted in the curettage of the bone walls. The lesion and some small samples of the bone wall were sent for the anatomopathological study. RESULTS: The anatomopathological exam confirmed the diagnosis of simple bone cyst. There was no evidence of recurrence after 6 months of follow-up and bone regeneration was almost complete. CONCLUSIONS: Curettage is the technique of choice for SBC treatment. Control visits are necessary to check the absence of postoperative complications and bone regeneration. Key words:Simple bone cyst, traumatic bone cyst, intraosseous cyst, curettage. Copyright: