Diagnosis of multiple synchronously occurring cystic jaw lesions in 23 patients: prognostic implications related to basal cell nevus syndrome

Abstract

Objectives We rarely find multiple cystic lesions in the jaw in panoramic radiographs. Most reports of multiple cystic lesions have described keratocystic odontogenic tumors (KOTs) in patients with basal cell nevus syndrome. In this study, we performed radiographic and clinical examinations of patients with multiple cystic jaw lesions found during their first visit to our department to determine the proportion of basal cell nevus syndrome among multiple cystic lesions.