Abstract
Determination of Proteins and Cholesterol Levels in the Fluid of Jaw Cystic Lesions in Patients Attending Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital
Highlights
Cystic lesions of the jaws have been recognized as clinical problems since very long time
The highest total protein concentration was found in radicular cysts, the mean being 8.5 g/dl±2.0; reflecting the characteristic of inflammatory exudates, which is due to inflammatory radicular cysts
The results of this study revealed that the mean of total protein for cystic ameloblastoma was 5.3 g/ dl±1.2; this is similar to the study of Browne [6]
Summary
Cystic lesions of the jaws have been recognized as clinical problems since very long time. The jaw cysts of odontogenic origin are the most common cystic lesions that affect the human skeleton [1,2]. Cystic lesions of the jaws may be epithelial or non-epithelial, odontogenic or non-odontogenic, developmental or inflammatory in origin. In a recent study by Bodner et al, the distribution of jaw cysts according to diagnosis in a general population was radicular cysts 55%, dentigerous cysts 17%, nasopalatine duct cysts 12%, keratocysts 11%, other types of cysts etc. In the last WHO classification in 2005 the odontogenic keratocyst was reclassified from cyst to tumor. The new term: keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT) [5]
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