ANDRADE JUNIOR, Carlos Vieira et al. Radicular cysts may heal after endodontic treatment. Rev. Bras. Odontol. []. 2014, 71, 1, pp. 99-102. ISSN 1984-3747.

The etiology of apical periodontitis and its different clinical manifestations are already well versed, but the treatment of radicular cysts is still a controversial subject in Dentistry. The e aim of this study is to perform a critical analysis based on literature regarding treatment of radicular cysts, seeking evidence demonstrating that the radicular cysts can be eliminated after endodontic treatment. The cysts can be divided in: Apical Pocket Cysts and true cysts. Apical pocket cysts respond to endodontic treatment, while true cysts can only be treated by periradicular surgery. It can be concluded that since the microbial agent is responsible for the apical periodontitis, the majority of these lesions, including cysts regress after nonsurgical endodontic therapy.

: periradicular cysts; endodontic treatment; true cyst; apical pocket cyst..