Enucleation of a multilocular odontogenic keratocyst using sagittal osteotomy: A case report

• Main Authors: Ugo Consolo, Sara Tognacci, Carlo Barausse, Attilio Carlo Salgarelli, Pierantonio Bellini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
• Series: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
• Subjects: Odontogenic cyst; Keratocyst; Marsupialization; Conservative treatment; Sagittal osteotomy; Lateral corticotomy
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541920300158

Odontogenic keratocysts are significant cysts of the jaw that are characterized by aggressive behavior and a high tendency to recur. The treatments of choice may be radical or conservative, and in the literature a debate is still open about the gold standard in the treatment of OKCs.This report describes a wide multilocular OKC extended in the right mandibular ramus and illustrates atypical behavior of a cystic lobe after marsupialization, not found to our knowledge in the previous literature. Moreover, an orthognathic procedure, consisting of sagittal osteotomy was chosen for the excision of the cyst to preserve as much bone as possible and the integrity of the inferior alveolar nerve.