OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to evaluate the three-dimensional radiographic variation in mandibular odontogenic cystic lesions after decompression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pre- and post-decompression computed tomography (CT) evaluations in 20 patients affected by keratocysts (n = 10), dentigerous cysts (n = 9) and ameloblastoma (n = 1) were analysed using software designed for three-dimensional measurement of volumes; the results were correlated with treatment duration, age, sex and histological type. RESULTS: The mean (range) decompression time was 5.70 (3-12) months. The mean (SD) pre- and post-decompression volumes were 9.50 (7.74) and 4.65 (4.34) cm(3), respectively (P 
Lizio G, Sterrantino AF, Ragazzini S, Marchetti C (2013). VOLUME REDUCTION OF CYSTIC LESIONS AFTER SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION: A COMPUTERISED THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC EVALUATION. CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS, 17(7), 1701-1708 [10.1007/s00784-012-0869-z].
VOLUME REDUCTION OF CYSTIC LESIONS AFTER SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION: A COMPUTERISED THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC EVALUATION
LIZIO, GIUSEPPE;RAGAZZINI, SARA;MARCHETTI, CLAUDIO
2013
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to evaluate the three-dimensional radiographic variation in mandibular odontogenic cystic lesions after decompression. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pre- and post-decompression computed tomography (CT) evaluations in 20 patients affected by keratocysts (n = 10), dentigerous cysts (n = 9) and ameloblastoma (n = 1) were analysed using software designed for three-dimensional measurement of volumes; the results were correlated with treatment duration, age, sex and histological type. RESULTS: The mean (range) decompression time was 5.70 (3-12) months. The mean (SD) pre- and post-decompression volumes were 9.50 (7.74) and 4.65 (4.34) cm(3), respectively (PI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
