title: Prevalence of Antral Pseudocysts in the Pediatric Population.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purposes of this study were to determine the previously unreported prevalence of antral pseudocysts in an exclusively pediatric dental population, characterize their presentation, and investigate potential correlates to the presence of these lesions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A tripartite chart review was conducted of 2,000 five- to 21-year-old pediatric dental patients at Yale-New Haven Hospital for the presence of antral pseudocysts identifiable on panoramic radiographs. Demographic, medical, and dental variables potentially influencing their pathogenesis were analyzed via descriptive statistics, odds ratios, and Fisher's exact test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-six antral pseudocysts were identified in the study sample (1.8 percent). They presented as asymptomatic solitary lesions with a slight male predominance and occurring with greater frequency in individuals with reported allergies. No significant relationship was found between maxillary extractions, orthodontics, obstructive sleep apnea, or history of orofacial trauma and the presence of antral pseudocysts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of antral pseudocysts in the pediatric dental population falls among the lower end of ranges previously reported in the literature and may reflect their development over time in response to environmental exposures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Section of Pediatric Dentistry, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn., USA. Michael.Sultan@ynhh.org.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sultan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Section of Pediatric Dentistry, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn., USA.
authors.forename: Christel M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Haberland
authors.affiliation: Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Skrip
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Maria A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Copete
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D015995:Prevalence; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult