Department of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Misrata, Libya.
Department of Oral Pathology, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2023 Aug;26(8):1152-1156. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_37_23.
Odontogenic cysts (OCs) are commonly encountered lesions affecting the human jaws having special clinical and radiographic features depending on cyst type. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of odontogenic jaw cysts in a Libyan population in Benghazi and to compare these data with previously published reports from Libyan and other geographic areas.
This is a descriptive study where screening of 2189 biopsies (retrieved from the archives of The Department of Oral Pathology/University of Benghazi, Libya) was performed for the sake of recognizing the three cysts chosen for the purpose of this study.
: Out of the screened lesions, 276 cases (12.6%) were diagnosed as odontogenic cysts in the period from 2006 to 2019. Of those, 67.39% were inflammatory and 32.61% were developmental in nature. Radicular cysts (60.5%) were the most frequent cysts followed by dentigerous cysts (14.8%) and keratocysts (14.5%). The mean ages of the patients were 32.3, 29.7, and 33.2 years, respectively. Occurrence of the cysts was noticed more in the maxilla than in the mandible (1.3:1). The overall male-to-female ratio was 1.1:1.
The prevalence of odontogenic cysts was similar to that reported in a previous study in Libya and other countries irrespective to WHO (2017) classification of odontogenic cysts.
牙源性囊肿（OCs）是常见的颌骨病变，具有特殊的临床和影像学特征，取决于囊肿类型。本研究旨在确定利比亚班加西人群中颌骨牙源性囊肿的患病率，并将这些数据与利比亚和其他地区以前发表的报告进行比较。
这是一项描述性研究，对 2189 例活检标本（取自利比亚班加西大学口腔病理学系档案）进行了筛查，以识别本研究选择的三种囊肿。
在所筛选的病变中，2006 年至 2019 年期间诊断出 276 例牙源性囊肿（占 12.6%）。其中，67.39%为炎症性，32.61%为发育性。根端囊肿（60.5%）最常见，其次是含牙囊肿（14.8%）和角化囊肿（14.5%）。患者的平均年龄分别为 32.3、29.7 和 33.2 岁。囊肿的发生以上颌多于下颌（1.3:1）。总的男女比例为 1.1:1。
牙源性囊肿的患病率与利比亚和其他国家以前的研究报告相似，与世界卫生组织（2017）牙源性囊肿分类无关。
