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A case of glandular odontogenic cyst in the mandible treated with the dredging method

Odontology volume 103, pages 112–115 (2015)Cite this article

Abstract

Glandular odontogenic cyst (GOC) is a rare odontogenic cyst derived from the odontogenic epithelium. GOC shows unpredictable and potentially aggressive behavior. Although enucleation and curettage are applied in most cases, the recurrence rate remains relatively high. Because a standard care procedure for GOC has not been established, we propose a new treatment procedure for GOC. In this case report, we describe a 62-year-old Japanese woman who suffered from GOC arising at the anterior region of her mandible and who was treated using the dredging method. She underwent enucleation and curettage twice using the dredging method with preservation of the teeth, which were involved with the lesion, but the lesion recurred 2 years later. In addition to enucleation and curettage, apicoectomy of the teeth was performed with a third dredging method procedure, and prognosis has been good with no recurrence for 18 months since the last treatment.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Dr. Takako Kawasaki and Dr. Takeshi Shiraishi for their technical support. We also appreciate the help of Dr. Tohru Ikeda who contributed to the histopathological diagnosis.

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  1. Seigo Ohba

    Present address: Division of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Department of Sensory and Locomotor Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan

  2. Masataka Uehara

    Present address: Department of Maxillofacial Diagnostic and Surgical Science, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyusyu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan

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  1. Department of Regenerative Oral Surgery, Unit of Translational Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

    Naomi Motooka, Seigo Ohba, Masataka Uehara & Izumi Asahina

  2. Department of Oral Pathology and Bone Metabolism, Unit of Basic Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

    Syuichi Fujita

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Motooka, N., Ohba, S., Uehara, M. et al. A case of glandular odontogenic cyst in the mandible treated with the dredging method. Odontology 103, 112–115 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10266-013-0143-0

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Keywords

  • Glandular odontogenic cyst
  • Dredging method
  • Mandible
  • Enucleation
  • Curettage