Jaw cysts at children and adolescence: A single-center retrospective study of 152 cases in southern Bulgaria

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One hundred fifty two cysts of the upper and lower jaw were examined at patients up to 18 years old treated in the Clinics of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria for the period 1998 - 2007. Patients were distributed in four age groups (up to 4 years old, from 5 to 9 years old, from 10 to 14 years old, from 15 to 18 years old). Both sexes were constantly affected (52% male, 48% female). The biggest number cystic lesions were found in the third age group (48.7%). The mandible was preferable localization of the lesions (69.7%). Dentigerous cysts predominated (61.8%) - more affected was third age group (31.6%). Radicular cysts were observed two times less (31.6%) - more affected were third (15.8%) and fourth (12.5%) age groups. The most frequently observed clinical symptom was presence of painless swelling (59.9%). The operative interventions were carried out predominantly under general anesthesia (81.6%) by intraoral approach (97.4%). The extraoral surgical approach was preferred in four cases only - three in third and one in fourth age groups. © Medicina Oral S. L.

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Pechalova, P. F., Bakardjiev, A. G., & Beltcheva, A. B. (2011). Jaw cysts at children and adolescence: A single-center retrospective study of 152 cases in southern Bulgaria. Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal, 16(6), 767–771. https://doi.org/10.4317/medoral.16849

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