Solid/multicystic ameloblastoma – radical and conservative surgical approaches

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This review evaluating the efficacy of various radical and conservative surgical approaches in reducing recurrence rate for the treatment of solid/multicystic ameloblastoma included 7 retrospective cohort studies.The findings suggest that segmental resection was the best approach but the certainty of the evidence is low.

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Odontogenic keratocsyst – surgical treatments

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This review of different surgical treatments for odontogenic keratocsysts (OKC) with respect to recurrence rates includes 40 observational studies. The finding suggest that enucleation plus peripheral ostectomy/curettage and 5-Fluorouracil had the lowest recurrence rate and enucleation alone the highest but the evidence is mainly of very low certainty.

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MRONJ: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw management strategies

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15 systematic reviews were included in this review of teh treament and management of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ). The reviews only identified weak evidence to support treatment protocols for MRONJ so high quality well reported RCTs are needed.

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Keratocystic odontogenic tumours- which surgical approach?

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This review of surgical approaches for keratocystic odontogenic tumour identified 35 mainly retrospective studies. Radical resection had the lowest recurrence rate but has significant morbidity. Higher quality evidence is to clarify the evidence for the varying surgical approaches.

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