title: The relationship of lesion size to diagnosis, incidence, and treatment of periapical cysts and granulomas.
abstract: The authors have reviewed the literature relevant to diagnosis, incidence, and treatment of periapical cysts and granulomas. They suggest that lesion size may have a significant influence in all those areas. On the basis of this viewpoint, they suggest alternatives to various commonly held assumptions and potential solutions to a number of controversial issues.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010484:Periapical Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography