Odontogenic tumors and odontogenic cysts: a clinical and pathological analysis of 4 181 cases / 中华口腔医学杂志

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Objective@#To investigate the incidence and constituent ratio of odontogenic tumors or odontogenic cysts in School and Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University and to provide the reference for the clinical treatment.@*Methods@#According to the WHO 2017 histological classification criteria, the pathological data of 4181 patients diagnosed as odontogenic tumors or odontogenic cysts in the Department of Pathology, Jilin University Stomatological Hospital from January 1961 to December 2017 were collected. Statistical analysis of the pathological types, gender, age and location of various tumors and cysts was conducted.@*Results@#Of 4 181 cases, 1 055 were tumors and 3 126 were cysts. Among odontogenic tumors, benign tumors accounted for 96.11% (1 014/1 055), and malignant tumors accounted for 3.89% (41/1 055). The most common pathological type of odontogenic tumors was ameloblastoma [53.27% (562/1 055)], followed by cemento-ossifying fibroma [21.23% (224/1 055)] and odontoma [12.99% (137/1 055)]. The male-female ratio was 1∶1.04. The high-risk ages were 10-39. Maxilla-mandible ratio was 1∶2.85.As for cysts, radicular cysts [50.45% (1 577/3 126)] was the most common pathological type, followed by odontogenic keratocyst [25.59% (800/3 126)] and dentigerous cysts [21.56% (674/3 126)]. The male-female ratio was 1.37∶1. The high-risk ages were 20-49. Maxilla-mandible ratio was 1.37∶1.@*Conclusions@#There was no gender preference for odontogenic tumors in Jilin Province area in the 57 years. The majority tumors occurred in the radicular. The most common pathological type was ameloblastoma. As for odontogenic cysts, males showed a higher incidence and the majority cysts occurred in the maxilla. The most common pathological type was radicular cysts.