A periapical pocket cyst usually responds to root canal treatment. All the possible treatment modalities of a jaw lesion should be implemented before tooth extraction or any other surgical ...

Small incipient lesions may be mistaken for a common periapical granuloma or cyst and the tooth may be treated endodontically or extracted with the lesion going undiagnosed or inadequately treated.

A radicular cyst develops at the root of a nonvital tooth. It is the most commonly occurring cyst in the oral region.An inflammatory response in the periapical or periradicular tissue causes ...

Background: Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is involved in bone resorption. However, the role of IL-1 in periapical lesions characterized by periapical bone destruction in primary teeth has not yet been fully ...

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions that cause dysfunction and pain in the joints and muscles of the jaw. It is rare for a person to develop ganglion cysts on the ...