An odontogenic keratocyst treated 60 years later, via a sagittal split approach

Outlines the case of a 76-year old male patient with a long standing recurrence of an odontogenic keratocyst (OKC) in the right posterior mandible. Notes that the latest enucleation treatment is the seventh after previous ones conducted in the United States. Details the successful removal of the lesion by a saggital split osteotomy approach which offers a range of advantages. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.