Decision Analysis on Management of Periapical Cyst

Periapical lesions develop as asequelae to pulpal diseases. They occur often with acute pulpal pain and are diagnosed by radiographic examination. These untreated or infected pulpal infections lead to other periapical lesions like periapicalgranuloma, cyst, abscesses etc. the incidence of periapical cyst is about 6 to 55% among periapical lesions. The periapical cyst is the common to three fourth of all the cysts in the jaws. These are generally asymptomatic and are diagnosed during routine radiographic investigations. Removal of the necrotic pulp, inflamed tissue and proper sealing of the root canal will allow the tooth to heal under uninfected conditions. The aim of this paper is to give a summary of various methods of management of periapical cyst both by non-surgical and surgical approach.