Rate of reduction in cyst volume and shrinkage speed based on parameters
| Parameter | Reduction rate | Shrinkage speed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD | Mann–Whitney U test/χ2 | Mean±SD | Mann–Whitney U test/χ2 | |||
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 66.2±11.1 | 35 | 0.316 | 697.8±619.7 | 38 | 0.440 |
| Female | 71.2±13.5 | 952.0±812.0 | ||||
| Age (yr) | ||||||
| ≤30 | 69.9±14.6 | 48 | 0.909 | 739.9±460.1 | 47 | 0.939 |
| >30 | 68.2±10.4 | 1,015.9±1038.7 | ||||
| Initial cyst volume (mm3) | ||||||
| <10,000 | 69.6±12.8 | 31 | 0.925 | 637.1±448.9 | 10 | 0.038* |
| ≥10,000 | 67.6±13.1 | 1,703.2±1,094.5 | ||||
| Location | ||||||
| Maxilla | 70.3±14.4 | 38 | 0.552 | 1,207.6±1,028.2 | 32 | 0.285 |
| Mandible | 68.5±12.1 | 657.9±459.7 | ||||
| Degree of cortical layer expansion | ||||||
| Mild | 62.0±11.4 | 22 | 0.045* | 557.1±559.5 | 19 | 0.025* |
| Severe | 74.0±11.3 | 1,045.8±788.4 | ||||
| Pathologic diagnosis | ||||||
| DC | 70.3±13.0 | 0.6091 | 0.738 | 867.0±658.4 | 0.3541 | 0.838 |
| RC | 67.4±15.1 | 593.3±339.4 | ||||
| OKC | 66.0±0.66 | 519.4±99.9 |
(DC: dentigerous cyst, RC: radicular cyst, OKC: odontogenic keratocyst, SD: standard deviation)
1Kruskal–Wallis test.
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