Abstract

ALENCAR, Alan Kauê de Oliveira et al. Technical aspects of treatment of the traumatic bone cyst: case report. Rev. Assoc. Paul. Cir. Dent. [online]. 2015, vol.69, n.1, pp. 26-29. ISSN 0004-5276.

Objective: This study aim report a clinical case of a traumatic bone cyst, emphasizing the surgical technique. Case report: Patient female, 15 years-old, was referred to the oral and maxillofacial surgery department, Federal University of Campina Grande, for evaluation intra-osseous lesion in the anterior mandible. Radiographic examination evidenced a unilocular area asymptomatic and associated to the apex of the under left incisive, who presented pulp vitality. The patient reported no trauma in childhood, although presenting a scar on the submental region. The clinical diagnosis of traumatic bone cyst was performed, surgical exploration and curettage of the bone defect was the treatment of choice. Postoperative period of one year, the patient progressed satisfactorily without clinical complaints. Conclusion: Presentation non-aggressive behavior, the traumatic bone cyst responds adequately to conservative treatment by surgical curettage.

Keywords : mandíbula surgery; oral; bone cysts; mandible..