• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.94-99
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• 2017

Objectives: Idiopathic bone cavity (IBC) is an uncommon intra-osseous cavity of unknown etiology. Clinical features of IBC are not well known and treatment modalities of IBC are controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of 27 IBC patients who underwent surgical exploration. Materials and Methods: A total of 27 consecutive patients who underwent surgery due to a jaw bone cavity from April 2006 to February 2016 were included in this study. Nine male and 18 female patients were enrolled. Patients were examined retrospectively regarding primary site, history of trauma, graft material, radiographic size of the lesion, presence of interdental scalloping, erosion of the inferior border of the mandible, complications, results of bone graft, and recurrence. Results: Female dominance was found. Maxillary lesion was found in one patient, and bilateral posterior mandibular lesions were found in two patients. The other patients showed a single mandibular lesion. The posterior mandible (24 cases) was the most common site of IBC, followed by the anterior mandible (5 cases). Two patients with anterior mandibular lesion reported history of trauma due to car accident, while the others denied any trauma history. Radiographic cystic cavity length over 30 mm was found in 10 patients. Seven patients showed erosion of the mandibular inferior border. The operations performed were surgical exploration, curettage, and bone or collagen graft. One bilateral IBC patient showed recurrence of the lesion during follow-up. Grafted bone was integrated into the native mandibular bone without infection. One patient reported necrosis of the mandibular incisor pulp after operation. Conclusion: Differential diagnosis of IBC is difficult, and IBC is often confused with periapical cyst. Surgical exploration and bone graft are recommended for treating IBC. Endodontic treatment of involved teeth should be evaluated before operation. Bone graft is recommended to reduce the healing period.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.47 no.5
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• pp.360-364
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• 2021

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic characteristics of idiopathic bone cavity (IBC) to determine the effect of surgical intervention on the process of healing. Materials and Methods: All cases diagnosed with IBC during the period of 2011 to 2020 at our Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery were searched. Ninety cases were retrieved. The features evaluated were sex, age, contour of the lesion, number of teeth involved, site, history of trauma, and postoperative healing pattern. The significance of differences was assessed by Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test. Results: The female:male ratio showed no predilection toward either sex (0.9:0.8). The mean age of the collected sample was 22.05±14.38 years, and the age ranged from 10 to 58 years. All cases presented in the mandible and showed well-circumscribed radiolucency. Margins were either scalloped or round in shape, and the size varied from one tooth to six teeth involvement. Seventy cases involved three or fewer roots. Three cases showed bilateral lesion. Four cases had a history of trauma at the area of the lesion. Fifty-one cases were followed for six months after surgery, and all showed increased bone density at the lesion. Conclusion: There is no definitive radiological or clinical feature of IBC. Considering the diversity of clinical and radiological features, such a diagnosis relies primarily on surgical findings of an empty bone cavity with no epithelial lining. Our data suggest that surgical intervention be the first choice of treatment as opposed to observation.

• The Journal of the Korean dental association
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• v.51 no.1
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• pp.25-32
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• 2013

The immune thrombocytopenia(ITP) is defined as a platelet count of less than $100,000/{\mu}L$. It is gene rally known as characterized by the bleeding manifestations of skin and/or mucosa like ecchymosis due to low platelet count, but reports of the related intraosseous lesions are not common. The idiopathic bone cavity(IBC) is an empty space of the bone, which occurs mainly in the long bones. It is found predominantly in the mandible in case of the maxillofacial area. In general, it appears as an isolated unilocular lesion without the correlation of the teeth. Although the cause of the IBC is supposed to be associated with hemostatic problems, the etiology is unclear and it was not disclosed the relevance of specific systemic disease. In this present case, IBCs that occurred in mandible of patient who has IPT was treated by curettage with platelet transfusion.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.173-177
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• 2010

In 1942, Stafne described 35 "bone cavities" at the angle of the mandible. They appeared as unilocular, well-circumscribed, round or elliptical radiolucencies located below the inferior dental canal and between the angle of the mandible and first molar tooth. Since 1942, these lesions have been frequently described under various terms: aberrant or ectopic salivary gland; static or latent or idiopathic defect, cavity or cyst; mandibular salivary gland inclusion; lingual mandibular cavity; and Stafne's cyst, defect or cavity. Usually they were asymptomatic, with a predilection for men between age 50 and 70 years, and almost unilateral. At surgical exploration, they appeared as concavities on the lingual cortex and contained salivary gland tissue, often in continuity with the submandibular gland. In 1957, Richard and Ziskind were the first to report the appearance of a Stafne's cyst in the premolar region. Contrary to posterior defects, the anterior defects are difficult to diagnose clinically because the mandibular canal is not present, and the unilocular radiolucency can be confused with other cysts (radicular, residual, odontogenic, lateral periodontal,etc). The purpose of the present report is to describe an unusual case of Stafne's cyst in the anterior region of the mandible in 58-years-old woman.