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D W Stoneman

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The buccal bifurcation cyst: in non-surgical treatment an option?

The mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst (BBC) was first described by Stoneman and Worth in 1983. It is a lesion with a specific location, classically the buccal surface of the mandibular first molar and less frequently the mandibular second molar. There have been numerous reports in the literature describing the BBC and its treatment. Treatment advocated thus far includes extraction of the involved first molar, marsupialization and enucleation of the cyst. In their most recent article, Pompura, Sándor and Stoneman reported on the successful treatment of 44 cysts with enucleation without tooth extraction. This article will describe the diagnostic features of the BBC and present three cases with a total of five cysts, which were treated non-surgically and ultimately resolved. The authors, therefore, propose that a more conservative non-surgical approach to these lesions may be considered.

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The buccal bifurcation cyst: a prospective study of treatment outcomes in 44 sites.

OBJECTIVE: The clinical, radiographic, and histologic features of the mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst were studied to further define this lesion. The treatment and outcomes were also analyzed. STUDY DESIGN: This prospective study, which spanned 3 years, included 32 patients. Their ages ranged from 5.5 to 11 years (mean of 7.5). A total of 44 buccal bifurcation cysts were treated solely with enucleation, and patients were followed up for 2.5 to 3 years. RESULTS: All lesions were located at the buccal bifurcation of the mandibular first molar. Tilting of the buccal cusps, causing prominence of the lingual cusps, occurred in 75% of the cases. The lesion extended from the buccal bifurcation to the tooth apex in 81.2%, and a periosteal reaction on the lateral surface of the mandible adjacent to the cyst was noted in 68.8% of the cases. All of the 44 histologic reports were nonspecific, but showed a cyst lining of stratified squamous epithelium with chronic inflammation. Microbiology consisted of mixed oral flora. Complete radiographic healing in all sites without recurrence was noted in 2.5-year follow-up. The periodontal pocket depth around all the involved teeth was normalized. No loss of the mandibular first molars occurred. CONCLUSIONS: The mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst is a distinct site-specific and age-specific clinical entity treatable by enucleation without tooth extraction.

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Multiple myeloma with initial presentation in the jaw: a clinical-pathologic discussion.

A 39-year-old white female presented with jaw pain initially interpreted as a manifestation of an odontogenic infection. Mandibular radiographs revealed lytic lesions suggesting a diagnosis of myeloma, which was subsequently confirmed by abnormalities in serum and urinary proteins and in bone marrow. Chemotherapy produced a transient response, but eventual relapse with extramedullary plasmacytomas and plasma cell leukemia led to death. The clinicopathologic implications of this case are presented and discussed.

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