Pathological cavities formed within the jawbone, covered with epithelium on the outside and filled with fluid inside, are called cysts. While they may occur as a result of a dental
source, cysts may develop independently of a tooth, or they may form as a result of trauma.
If the inflammatory formations at the root end of the teeth are not intervened in time, these pathologies may grow and turn into
cysts. can transform. Therefore, toothaches, jaw pains, abscesses, and swellings in the jaws should not be neglected, and timely medical intervention should be provided. In such cases, if the doctor deems it necessary,
antibiotic treatment should be started and the treatment plan should be followed in line with the doctor's guidance.
Jaw cysts can sometimes reach very large sizes without any symptoms. It is possible to diagnose cysts without delay with routine annual dentist
check-ups.
HOW DO CYSTS GIVE SYMPTOMS? .
- It may cause symptoms such as pain, swelling, facial asymmetry, numbness in the lips and tongue, inflammatory discharge in the mouth.
- Non-healing tooth extraction wounds, lymph node swelling, bleeding inside the mouth, bad odor from the mouth,
It may also cause symptoms such as difficulty in swallowing.
HOW ARE JAW CYSTS TREATED?
- If the cyst is very large, close to important anatomical spaces, and there is a risk of jaw fracture, first
Marsupialization treatment can be performed. In this method, cyst fluid is allowed to flow until the cyst cavity shrinks by a certain amount through a drain placed inside the cyst. Marsupialization is not a
treatment method alone. It is an auxiliary method to treatment. The cyst, which has shrunk sufficiently after marsupialization, is surgically removed from the jaw bone. It is removed and cleaned. - Enucleation is the process of removing the cyst and the tissues from which the cyst originates. The entire causative factor is removed with a single
surgical intervention.
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