Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3152174 | Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Tumors and cystic lesions of the jawbones have been described since the late 1600s and it took another 200Â years for classification systems to appear in the medical, surgical, and dental literatures. In the late 1800s, Carl Partsch introduced cystostomy, a method by which the cyst is converted into a pouch by suturing its lining to the mucosa of the oral cavity. The purpose of this article is to analyze the history, present, and future of cystic conditions of the jaws and decompression, a modality of treatment that during the past few years has regained the attention of oral and maxillofacial surgeons and pathologists owing to its relative simplicity and effectiveness compared with other conservative options.
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Authors
Jaime DMD,