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Treatment of odontogenic keratocysts by enucleation with adjunctive therapy has lower recurrence rates

Jin Fei Yeo

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Table 1. Recurrence rates by treatment type.

Treatment typeCysts reportedNo. recurrences (%)
Curettage265 (19.2)
Enucleation alone387111 (28.7)
Enucleation and Carnoy's* 601 (1.6)
Radical enucleation61 (16.7)
Enucleation and cryotherapy165 (31.3)
Marsupialisation4511 (24.4)
Resection380 (0)

* Carnoy's solution (glacial acetic acid, ferric chloride, chloroform and absolute alcohol).

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