# Retrospective evaluation of cystic decompression and marsupialisation procedures in odontogenic cysts

## TL;DR

This study compares two less-invasive treatments for jaw cysts and finds decompression to be more effective in reducing cyst size and treatment time.

## Contribution

A retrospective evaluation showing decompression is more effective than marsupialization for treating odontogenic cysts.

## Key findings

- Decompression reduced cyst size more effectively than marsupialization (78.4% vs. 71.6%).
- Decompression shortened the treatment period by 3.4 months compared to marsupialization.
- Both methods had low complication rates and minimal recurrences.

## Abstract

The most common jaw lesions, the odontogenic ones, are treated with less radical surgeries such as decompression as well as
marsupialization, which have now been shown to be a substitute. To compare the clinical efficacy of the two methods, the results of 124
patients under treatment between 2018 and 2022 were analyzed in accordance with a retrospective study. Decompression was found to reduce
the cyst size (78.4 % vs. 71.6 %) and also minimize the treatment period (8.3 vs. 11.7 months) as compared to marsupialization. The
improvement of bone density was close in both groups, the complication rate was low and recurrences were minimal. These results advocate
the use of decompression as a more productive conservative treatment, in big cysts and young patients.