Tooth Loss after Jaw Curettage Surgery: Associated Factors and Potential Benefit of Splint Application

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A 24-year-old male presenting with odontogenic keratocyst in the right maxilla involving 4 teeth (case 4). (a) Routine panoramic radiograph revealed a maxillary lesion with well-defined lesion, involving #11, 12, 13, and 14 (white arrow). (b) CBCT examination showed that #11, 12, 13, and 14 lost bone support (white arrow). (c) #15, 14, 13, 12, 11, and 21 were splinted before surgery (black arrow). (d) There is a large bone defect caused by lesion and surgery, and teeth had minimal bone support (white arrow). But no tooth was avulsed or excessive mobile during surgery, and the splint was fixed well on the teeth (black arrow). (e) One month after surgery, the resin of the splint had slight discoloration (black arrow). (f) Teeth were preserved, and bone defect was filled with biomaterial (white arrow).

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