title: Intraosseous cystic lesions of the jaws in children: a retrospective analysis of 47 consecutive cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to review the characteristics and treatment approach in 47 cases of intraosseous cystic lesions of the jaws in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-three patients, 2-14 years old, with 47 cystic lesions of the jaws, were treated during the period 2000-2007. All cysts were surgically removed. No bone grafts were used and the teeth involved were preserved whenever possible. Removed tissues were examined histologically. Follow-up period ranged from 6 months to 7 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In 74.5% of the cases, cysts were enucleated, and in 17.0% they were marsupialized. Most commonly, the cysts were dentigerous (20, 42.6%), followed by eruption cysts, odontogenic keratocysts, and radicular cysts (10.6% each) and buccal bifurcation cysts (8.6%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cystic lesions in children were found to be mainly of developmental origin. Treatment was surgical removal without interfering, when possible, with the development of the dentition. Surgical approach was usually enucleation and, to a lesser extent, marsupialization.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Children's Hospital P. and A. Kyriakou, Dental School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. iiatrou@dent.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Iatrou
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Theologie-Lygidakis
authors.forename: Minas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leventis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies