Odontogenic Keratocyst: A Clinical Entity With Favorable Response to Active Decompression and Distraction Sugosteogenesis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the usefulness of active decompression and distraction sugosteogenesis (ADDS) for the management of non-syndromic odontogenic keratocysts (OKC).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective case series study was designed and implemented. The study observed the Declaration of Helsinki on medical protocol and ethics and it was approved by the university's Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Potential role of active decompression and distraction sugosteogenesis for the management of ameloblastomas: Report of two cases and review of the literature.

Ameloblastomas are aggressive odontogenic entities well-known for their high tendency to recur. Clinical presentation includes lesions discovered on routine examination or radiographs, pathologies causing facial swelling, pain, cortical expansion, tooth mobility, root resorption, and paresthesia. Radiographic findings comprise large unilocular or multilocular radiolucencies with well-defined borders associated to an impacted tooth.

Does active decompression of odontogenic keratocyst change the histologic diagnosis?

Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the histopathologic findings of pre- and post-active decompression of odontogenic keratocyst and to establish if such findings were consistent.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective case series from a group of patients diagnosed with odontogenic keratocyst who underwent active decompression and distraction sugosteogenesis followed by final enucleation was designed and implemented. The dependent variable was changed in histologic diagnosis, as evaluated by an oral and maxillofacial pathologist.