Paradental cysts are rare cystic lesions that develop on buccal, distal and rarely mesial side of the mandibular permanent molars in the period of their eruption. They belong to the group of inflammatory cysts and constitute less than 5% of all odontogenic cysts [1]. Most often they are associated with recurrent pericoronitis of semi-impacted wisdom teeth (61.4%) at the time of their eruption, ...

Unicystic ameloblastoma is believed to be less aggressive and responds more favorably to conservative surgery than the solid or multicystic ameloblastomas. This report is a rare case of unicystic ameloblastoma of the maxilla that was treated by enucleation under suspicion of a radicular cyst related to a dens in dente. The neoplastic nature of the lesion became evident only when the enucleated ...

The epidemiological study was conducted to assess oral health of patients referred to the Department of Oral Surgery at Clinical Hospital Center in Rijeka. The distribution of particular diagnoses and surgical interventions in relation to frequency of occurrence was tested. The total of 1,268 patients aged from 5 to 89 years, both sexes, were included in the study. All the patients were treated...

D entists are repeatedly confronted with the problem of diagnosing and treating periapical lesions. Ordinarily, a nonsurgical cndodontic approach is used in treating lesions that are thnnght to be periapicul granulomas, whereas surgical therapy often is used if the lesion is believed to bc cyst,ic. Thus, choice of treatment usually depends on the clinical assessment of the lesion. Accurate difl...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of inflammation in angiogenesis of keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT). STUDY DESIGN Twenty inflamed and 20 non-inflamed KCOTs were selected based on quantitative scoring of inflammation which was also applied on 20 radicular cysts. Microvessel density was assessed in all samples using CD34 antibody and angiogenesis was comp...