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A Postoperative Evaluation Guideline for Computer-Assisted Reconstruction of the Mandible
Published on: January 28, 2020
Review of the idiopathic bone cavity of the jaws
1Brooke Army Medical Center, Hospital Dental Clinic (Oral Surgery), Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA.
Abstract:
The IBC is a lesion that favors the anterior portions of the jaws and occurs principally in young patients. The lesion radiographically tends to scallop up between the roots of the affected teeth and result in cortical expansion. The cause of the IBC has not been determined, but trauma seems least likely as the cause. The IBC is best treated by curettage, and follow-up is mandated. A biopsy is required to establish a definitive diagnosis and to rule out aggressive lesions that can appear radiographically similar to the IBC, such as the ameloblastoma and the parakeratinizing odontogenic keratocyst.
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