Abstract

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate prospectively the effects of decompression as the primary treatment of large mandibular cysts, irrespective of their histological type and to determine the course of healing and the changes that occur in the lining epithelium after the decompression. Methods and materials: Ten patients with large mandibular cysts comprised the study group (Keratocysts, six; Ameloblastoma, three; Sialo odontogenic cyst, one). Initially, a polyethylene tube was inserted and a biopsy was taken from the cystic wall.

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