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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Odontogenic cyst
• Keratocyst
• Marsupialization
• Conservative treatment
• Sagittal osteotomy
• Lateral corticotomy