Aneurysmal bone cyst of the mandible with conservative surgical management: A case report

The aneurysmal bone cyst is a nonneoplastic, osteolytic and locally destructive lesion that mainly affects the metaphyseal area of long bones and only 2% of it is diagnosed in the maxillofacial skeleton. Although surgical treatment is the most common option, it is associated to high morbidity rates....

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Published in:Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry 2019-06, Vol.11 (6), p.e561-e564
Main Authors: Álvarez-Martínez, Efraín-Del Cristo, Posso-Zapata, Mónica-Vanessa, Flórez-Arango, Vanessa-Andrea, Lopera-Valle, Johan-Sebastián, Ardila, Carlos-Martín
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Summary:The aneurysmal bone cyst is a nonneoplastic, osteolytic and locally destructive lesion that mainly affects the metaphyseal area of long bones and only 2% of it is diagnosed in the maxillofacial skeleton. Although surgical treatment is the most common option, it is associated to high morbidity rates. The case of an aneurysmal bone cyst of a considerable size in a 27-year-old male patient illustrating a conservative surgical approach with preservation of the dental structures in the mandible to limit aesthetic and functional side effects is presented. Two-year clinical follow-up was performed with no evidence of recurrence. Aneurysmal bone cyst; curettage, conservative treatment, mandibular osteotomy.
ISSN:1989-5488
1989-5488
DOI:10.4317/jced.55771