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Cysts of Jaws Flashcards

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What is a cyst?

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  • Pathological cavity having fluid, semi-fluid or gaseous contents , not created by accumulation of pus
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What are the key features of cysts that can be used to describe a cystic lesion?

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Asymptomatic or symptomatic
Slow growing or fast growing
Indolent (lazy) or destructive
Almost all are benign

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What radiographic investigations can be utilised in cystic diagnoses?

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Initial
- PA
- Occlusal radiograph
- Panoramic

Supplemental
- Cone beam CT
- Facial radio like PA mandible view, occipitomental view

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Give some Clinical features of cystic lesions

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  • Discolouration superficial area
  • Loss of vitality and mobility of ass teeth
  • May be hard at first then soft to touch (egg shell crackling) *** key to cystic lesion
  • Usually slow growing
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Describe this picture

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  • Blueish colour
  • Swelling
  • Absence of 21
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Describe this lesion

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  • Dark Discolouration on labial surface of gingivae between 31 and 32
  • Swelling
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When you are describing a cystic lesion from a radiograph what must you include? (7)

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  • Location
  • Shape (often spherical or egg shaped)
  • Margins (Often well defined and corticated)
  • Locularity (Often unilocular but can be multilocular or pseudolocular)
  • Multiplicity (single, bilateral or multiple)
  • Effect on surrounding anatomy (displacement of cortical plates, adjacent teeth, max sinus, IANC - variable degree and pattern of growth - root resorption from chronic)
  • Inclusion of unerupted teeth
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What can multiple cysts indicate?

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  • A syndrome
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if a cyst is secondarily infected what can this change about appearance?

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  • Lose definition
  • Los cortication of margins
  • Ass with clinical signs and symptoms
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What are the 3 categories that cysts can be classified into?

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Structure
- Epithelium lined vs no epithelial lining

Origin
- odontogenic vs non-odontogenic

Pathogenesis
- Developmental vs inflammatory

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If a cysts if odontogenic in nature it can be developmental or inflammatory. Give developmental cysts and give Inflammatory cysts

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Developmental
- Dentigerous cyst (eruption cyst)
- Odontogenic keratocyte
- Lateral periodontal cyst

Inflammatory
- Radicular cyst (residual cyst)
- Inflammatory collateral cysts either Paradental cyst or Buccal bifurcation cyst

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Give non-odontogenic cysts

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Developmental
- Nasopalatine duct cyst

Other
- Solitary bone cyst
- Aneurysmal bone cyst
(both other have no epithelial lining)

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Give the odontogenic sources of epithelium

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Rests of Malassez
- Remnants of Hertwig’s epithelial root sheath

Rests of Serres
- Remnants of dental lamina

Reduced enamel epithelium
- Remnants of enamel organ

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Give the epidemiology and incidence of odontogenic cysts

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  • Occur in tooth bearing areas
  • All lined with epithelium
  • Most common cause of bony swelling in jaws
  • > 90% of all cysts in oral and maxillofacial region
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Give the 3 most common odontogenic cysts and their prevalence

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  1. Radicular cyst (residual cyst) approx 60% of odontogenic cysts
  2. Dentigerous cyst (eruption cyst)
    approx 18%
  3. Odontogenic Keratocyst
    approx 12% in maxillofacial region
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What is a radicular cyst? How do they occur?

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  • Inflammatory odontogenic cyst
  • Always ass with non-vital tooth
  • Initiated by chronic inflammation at apex of tooth due to pulp necrosis
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What is the incidence of radicular cysts?

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Most common 40/50
Equal in male and female
60% maxilla 40% mandible
Can involve any tooth

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What is the presentation of radicular cyst?

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  • Often asymptomatic but when it is infected can cause pain
  • Slow growing with lim expansion
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Give the stages of non vital tooth becoming a radicular cyst

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  • Non vital tooth
  • Pulpal necrosis
  • Periapical periodontitis
  • Periapical granuloma
  • Radicular cysts
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Give the difference of radicular cysts to periapical granulomas

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  • hard to differentiate radiographically but
  • Radicular cysts larger so
    if radiolucency >15mm then 2/3rds of cases it is radicular cyst and not PA granuloma
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What can cause numbness

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  • Trauma
  • Infection
  • Cyst
  • Tumour (benign or malignant)
  • TN
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What is a residual cyst?

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  • When radicular cyst persists after loss of tooth (or after tooth successfully RCT)
  • Avoid misdiagnosis so be thorough with history - recent XLA
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What is a lateral radicular cyst?

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  • Radicular cyst ass with accesory canal
  • located at side of tooth instead of apex
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What is a inflammatory collateral cyst? What cysts does it include?

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  • Inflammatory odontogenic cyst
  • Ass with vital tooth
  • 2-7% odontogenic cysts

Collective term for
- Paradental cysts
- Buccal bifurcation cyst

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What is a paradental cyst?
- Typ occurs at distal aspect of partially erupted mandibular third molar
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What is a Buccal bifurcation cyst?
- Typ occurs at buccal aspect of mandibular third molar
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Give some examples non-odontogenic examples
- Nasopalatine duct cyst (most common) - Solitary bone cyst - Aneurysmal bone cyst
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What is a nasopalatine duct cyst? Give the incidence. What is it AKA?
- Developmental non odontogenic cyst - Arises form nasopalatine duct epithelial remnants - Occurs in anterior maxilla Incidence - most comm 40-60ys - M> F AKA incisive canal cyst
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What is the presentation of Nasopalatine duct cyst?
- Often asymptomatic - Pt may note salty discharge - Larger cysts may displace teeth or cause swelling in palate - Always involve midline but not always symmetrical
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Give the histology of Nasopalatine duct cyst
- variable epithelial lining - Non keratinsed stratified squamous and modified respiratory
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What is the radiographic description of nasopalatine duct cyst?
PA/ Standard max occlusal - Corticated radiolucency between/ over roots of central incisors - often unilocular - May appear heart shaped due to superimposition of anterior nasal spine CBCT - needed for better visualisation and surgical planning
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How can you tell between incisive fossa or cyst?
Incisive fossa - May or may not be vis on radiographs - Midline oval shaped radiolucency - Typ not visibly corticated Consider transverse diameter <6mm = incisive fossa 6-10 = consider monitoring >10 = suspect cyst
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What is a Solitary bone cyst? Give AKA
- Non odontogenic cyst without epithelial lining AKA simple/traumatic/haemorrhagic bone cyst
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Give the incidence of solitary bone cyst
- most common 20s - Male > Female - Mandible >> Maxilla - Can occur in ass with other bone pathology e.g. fibro-ossesous lesions
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What is the clinical and radiographic presentation of Solitary bone cyst?
Clinical - Asymptomatic and is an incidental finding - Rarely pain or swelling Radiology - Majority in premolar/molar region of mandible (and non tooth bearing areas) - Variable definition and cortication - Scalloped margins giving pseudolocular appearance - Project up between roots of adjacent teeth
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What is a Stafne cavity?
- Not a cyst - Depression in the bone (with cortical bone preserved) - Only in mandible, exclusively lingual - Contains salivary or fatty tissue
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What is the incidence and presentation of stafne cavity?
- 50 and 60yrs - Angle or post body of mandible - Inferior to IAC - Asymptomatic - Well defined, corticated radiolucency - Rarely displaces adjacent structures
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What biopsy can be done to obtain material for histology?
Aspiration biopsy (drainage contents) Incisional biopsy (partial removal) Excisional biopsy (complete removal)
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Give the radiographic features of a radicular cyst
- Well defined - Round/oval radiolucency - Corticated margin continuous with lamina dura of non vital tooth - Larger lesions may displace adjacent structures - Long standing lesions - external root resorption and or contain dystrophic calcification
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Give the histological features of a radicular cyst
- Epithelial lining often incomplete - Connective tissue capsule - Inflammation being present in capsule (variable inflammation) - Cholesterol clefts on the lining - Mucous metaplasia (epithelial cells become mucous secreting cells) - Hyaline/rushton bodies
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How does this balloon like growth occur in radicular cysts?
- Epithelial rests of Malassez proliferates in PA granuloma - radicular cyst forms by either proliferating epithelium with central necrosis OR epithelium surrounds a fluid area - Continued growth of cyst by osmotic effect via semi-permeable wall and cytokine mediated growth - Bone resorption occurs interleukins activate osteoclastic activity
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What is a dentigerous cysts? Give the incidence
-Developmental odontogenic cyst - Ass with crown of unerupted and usually impacted tooth - Cystic change to dental follicle Incidence - Most common 20-40ys - male > Female - Mandible > Maxilla
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Give the radiographic features of dentigerous cyst
- Corticated margins attached to cemento-enamel junction of tooth (larger may begin to envelope root of tooth) - May displace involved tooth - Tend to be sym initially and when gets larger cysts may expand unilaterally - Variable displacement of cortical bone (i.e. bony expansion)
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Give the histology of dentigerous cyst
- Thin non keratinsed stratified sqaumous epithelium - Arise from reduce enamel epithelium, fluid acc and expanding cyst formation - May resemble radicular cyst if inflammed
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How do you distinguish between dentigerous cyst and enlarged follicle?
- Normal follicular space 2-3mm - Measure from surface of crown to edge of follicle - Consider cyst if follicular space >5mm - Assume cyst if >10mm - Also consider cyst if radiolucency is asym
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What is an eruption cyst? What teeth is it ass with? What is the txt?
- Variant of dentigerous cyst but conatined within ST instead of bone - Bluish translucent soft tissue - ASs with erupting tooth such as incisors - Children usually TXT - Small cut to allow to erupt - No txt as not concerning
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What is an Odontogenic Keratocyst (OKC)? Give the incidence
- Developmental odontogenic cyst (no specific relationship to teeth) Incidence - Most common 20-30yrs - Male > Female - Mandible > Maxilla 3:1 - Posterior > anterior **BAD NEWS - Very high recurrence rate
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Give the radiographic signs of Odontogenic Keratocyst
- Scalloped margins - 25% multilocular - Displacement of adjacent teeth (RR uncommon) - Characteristic expansion as it enlarges in medullary bone space before displacing cortical bone - Has sig mesio-distal expansion without bucco-lingual expansion
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What pre op diagnostic test is useful for OKC? What are the findings?
Cyst aspirate - Contains squames - Low sol protein content (<4g per decimeter)
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Give the histological features of OKC
- Parakeratotic lining (majority of cysts don't have keratin) - Basal palisading (uniform appearance) - Daughter cysts - Cell nests (retromolar) - No rete pegs and thin friable lining (epithelium separates easily so some can be left behind)
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What is the presentation of Basal Cell Naeuvus syndrome?
- Multiple odontogenic keratocysts - Multiple basal cell carcinomas - Palmar and plantar pitting - Calcification of intracranial dura mater - Often at younger age (15yrs)
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For an aspiration biopsy what do you use? What fluid can be removed and what can they indicate?
- Wide bore needle with 5-10ml syringe Can get - Air - Blood (may indicate Aneurysmal bone cyst) - Pus (Cystic lesion or infection) - Cyst fluid (clear straw coloured fluid in inflamm or devlopmentla cysts OR White or cream semi solid indicate keratocyst)
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What is the prupose and methodology of Incisional biopsy?
Purpose - Obtain sample of lining for histopathological analysis Methodology (under LA) - Select place where lesion appears superficial - Raise mucoperiosteal flap - Remove bone as required - Incise and rmeove section of lining
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Give the surgical options for cystic lesions
1. Enucleation - All cystic lesion removed 2. Marsupialisation - Creation of surgical window in wall of cyst , removing contents of cyst & suturing cyst wall to surrounding epithelium - Encourages cyst to decrease in size, followed by enucleation at later date
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Give advantages and disadvantages of enucleation
Advantages - Whole lining examined pathologically - Primary closure - Little aftercare needed Disadvantages - Risk of mandib fracture with very larger cysts - Dentigerous cyst and wish to presever tooth - old age , ill health - Clot filled cavity may become infected - Incomplete removal may lead to recurrence - Damage to adjacent stuctures
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What are the indications of Marsupialisation?
- If enucleation would damage surrounding structures - Diff access to area - May allow eruption of teeth by dentigerous cyst - Elderly or medically compromised unable to withstand extensive surgery - Very large cysts , risk jaw fracture if enucleation - Can combine with enucleation at later procedure
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Give the advantages and disadvantages of Marsupialisation
Advantages - Simple to perform - May spare vital structures Disadvantages/Contraindications - Opening may close and cyst may reform - Complete lining not available for histology - Diff to keep clean and lots of aftercare needed - Long time to fill in - Need obturator to keep wound open
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