TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR AMELOBLASTOMA USING THE DREDGING TECHNIQUE: A LITERATURE REVIEW
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Objective: Overview of studies evaluating the results of ameloblastoma treatment using the Dredging technique. Subjects and methods: Overview research was conducted with documents searched from the electronic databases PubMed and ScienceDirect in English and Japanese. The research question is: “How effective is the Dredging technique when treating ameloblastoma of the jaw?” Results: There were 12 studies that met the criteria for inclusion in the study. There are 5 studies discussing facial symmetry after treatment, of which 3 studies were effective, with an average post-treatment follow-up period of 6 months - 5 years. All 12 studies discussed bone healing on X-rays after treatment, of which 7 studies (58.3%) showed treatment effectiveness. The issue of numbness and paresthesia was mentioned in 6 studies, of which 4 studies had this complication after treatment and therefore the treatment was not effective. Conclusion: Dredging is one of the conservative treatment methods that shows favorable treatment results. The most common post-treatment complication of this technique is facial numbness and paresthesia, and the method requires long-term post-treatment monitoring to ensure complete tumor removal and minimize the recurrence rate. Therefore, doctors need to consider tumor characteristics and patient factors before treatment, especially the level of cooperation to ensure long-term treatment effectiveness of the Dredging technique.
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