Odontogenic cysts in children and adolescents: a 21-year retrospective study
Braz. j. oral sci
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11(2): 81-83, abr.-jun. 2012. tab
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Aim: To investigate the distribution of odontogenic cysts in patients aged 0 to 18, referred toDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital of the Federal University of Maranhão, Brazil, todetermine the most common types of lesions and their distribution according to gender and anatomicalsite involved. Methods: Histopathological data were collected from a database of lesions classifiedas odontogenic cysts that were indicated for surgical removal and histopathological analysis. Datawere subjected to descriptive analysis. Results: Thirty cases of odontogenic cysts were identified,and dentigerous cysts were the most frequent (n=17). Most occurrences were in males (66.7%)and the most frequent site was the posterior mandible (73.3%). Conclusions: Odontogenic cystsin children and adolescents are mostly developmental cysts, especially dentigerous cysts, occurringpredominantly in males, with a predilection for the posterior mandible.
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Índice:
LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Cistos Odontogênicos
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Criança
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Adolescente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. oral sci
Assunto da revista:
Odontologia
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Federal University of Maranhão/BR
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Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte/BR
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