A case of 23-years-old male patient who was referred from an oral surgeon for endodontic treatment of his maxillary left central, Lateral incisors and canine. The patient had a pear-shaped radiolucent lesion between the roots of the lateral incisor and canine, with the widest part of the lesion encroaching over the apices of the involved teeth. All of the three teeth with intact crowns and no history of trauma, and having a healthy vital pulps. Root canal treatment was carried out, one day before the scheduled surgical enucleation appointment-in one visit. The patient did not undergo the surgery. One year later, a radiograph revealed complete osseous repair of the lesion.
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J Clin Diagn Res
September 2015
Fellowship Registrar, Department of Dental and Oral Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India .
Purpose: This study evaluated the healing in cystic defect of the jaw to substantiate our understanding of spontaneous bone healing after enucleation of jaw cysts subjectively and with analysis of digital postoperative panoramic radiographs.
Materials And Methods: Fourty four consecutive patients reporting to the Department of Dental and Oral Surgery, during the period between 2008-2012 having maxillary and mandibular cysts treated by either surgical enucleation or by marsupialization followed by enucleation were evaluated for subsequent bone formation at the site of cystectomy defect by subjective clinical examination along with digital radiographic examination. Postoperative clinical and radiographic examinations were performed at 6,9,12, and 24 months.
Egypt Dent J
July 1995
Endodontic Department, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University.
A case of 23-years-old male patient who was referred from an oral surgeon for endodontic treatment of his maxillary left central, Lateral incisors and canine. The patient had a pear-shaped radiolucent lesion between the roots of the lateral incisor and canine, with the widest part of the lesion encroaching over the apices of the involved teeth. All of the three teeth with intact crowns and no history of trauma, and having a healthy vital pulps.
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