You may contact Dr. James Hanna from University Hospital in Cleveland. He is an expert on these cysts. He is also a member of our medical advisory Board and a Diplomat for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Association. If your Patient has Gorlin Syndrome aka Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome or if there is a family history of the syndrome you will need to be much more agressive in your removal method. In these patients the occurence is much higher in the Mandible than the maxilla.
Recurrence rate is very high.
So is the likelyhood of additional tumors. He is an expert on these cysts. He is also a member of our medical advisory Board and a Diplomat for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Association.