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A comparative study of the clinical and histological features of recurrent and nonrecurrent odontogenic keratocysts
Author(s) -
Woolgar J. A.,
Rippin J. W.,
Browne R. M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1987.tb01478.x
Subject(s) - odontogenic , medicine , pathology , dentistry
‐ The clinical features of 44 recurrent odontogenic keratocysts were compared with those of 228 single non‐recurrent keratocysts which had been followed for 5 or more years. Histological comparisons were made with 44 nonrecurrent cysts matched for age, sex and site. There were no significant differences in the age, sex and site between patients with recurrent and nonrecurrent cysts. There were no significant histological differences except for a greater amount of inflammation in the non‐recurrent cysts. It is suggested that operative factors have a major influence on the likelihood of recurrence.