Risk-Adapted Treatment Strategies for Odontogenic Keratocysts: A Long-Term Randomized Clinical Trial Quantifying Recurrence Reduction

Background The odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) have been one of the maxillofacial region's most contentious pathological phenomena. Decompression/marsupialization (D/M), enucleation (E), enucleation + chemical cauterization with Carnoy's solution (E+CS), enucleation + peripheral ostectomy (E + PO), as opposed to enucleation + chemical cauterization with Carnoy's solution + peripheral ostectomy (E + CS + PO), were used during surgery to ensure that no epithelial remnants were left behind. Rationale Through the management of OKC a recurrence could occur, the effectiveness of Decompression/marsupialization (D/M), Enucleation (E), Enucleation+Carnoy's solution chemical cauterization (E+CS), Enucleation+peripheral ostectomy (E+PO), Enucleation+Carnoy's solution chemical cauterization + peripheral ostectomy (E+CS + PO), will be analyzed