<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7507</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Estomatología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Estomatol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7507</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-75072021000400010</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Spontaneous involution of a unilateral mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Involución espontánea de un quiste de bifurcación bucal mandibular unilateral]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[dos Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Heloísa Laís Rosário]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almendra Mattos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rafaela Maia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva Carvalho Curi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Davi]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Souza Pacheco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Taiana Cristine]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leite Ribeiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patricia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almeida Sarmento]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Viviane]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Federal University of Bahia Professor Edgard Santos Hospital ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salvador Bahia]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>58</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-75072021000400010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-75072021000400010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-75072021000400010&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  The mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst is a rare inflammatory odontogenic cyst that typically develops at the buccal region of the first or second permanent mandibular molars of children aged 6 to 15 years. The tooth involved is vital and shows an increased probing depth on the buccal surface. Radiographically, it is characterized by a unilocular radiolucent area, well circumscribed on the buccal osseous cortical, that it is difficult to visualize on periapical radiography. The diagnosis is primarily clinical and radiographic, and the treatment is usually the cystic enucleation without extraction of the tooth.  Objective:  To report a case of spontaneous involution of a unilateral mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst.  Case presentation:  This report describes the clinical and radiographic characteristics of an unusual case of unilateral buccal bifurcation cyst in a 6-year-old patient, presenting as a slight expansion in the buccal region of the first permanent mandibular molar. The treatment of choice was the clinical and radiographic follow-up due to the spontaneous involution of the cyst. There were no recurrences during follow-up and the tooth remained vital and erupted normally.  Conclusions:  The possibility of spontaneous involution is a characteristic that must always be observed, in order to avoid unnecessary surgical procedures.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  El quiste de bifurcación bucal mandibular es un quiste odontogénico inflamatorio poco frecuente que, en general, se desarrolla en la región bucal de primeros y segundos molares mandibulares permanentes en niños de 6-15 años. El diente involucrado es vital y muestra una mayor profundidad de sondeo en la superficie bucal. Radiográficamente, se caracteriza por un área radiolúcida unilocular, bien circunscrita en la cortical ósea bucal, que es difícil de visualizar en la radiografía periapical. El diagnóstico es principalmente clínico y radiográfico y el tratamiento suele ser la enucleación quística sin extracción del diente.  Objetivo:  Informar un caso de involución espontánea de un quiste de bifurcación vestibular mandibular unilateral.  Presentación del caso:  Caso inusual de quiste de bifurcación bucal unilateral en un paciente de 6 años, que se presenta como una ligera expansión de la región vestibular del primer molar mandibular permanente. El tratamiento de elección fue el seguimiento clínico y radiográfico debido a la involución espontánea del quiste. No hubo recurrencias durante el seguimiento y el diente permaneció vital y brotó normalmente.  Conclusiones:  La posibilidad de involución espontánea es una característica que siempre se debe observar para evitar procedimientos quirúrgicos innecesarios.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[odontogenic cyst]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mandible]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pediatrics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[therapeutics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[quistes odontogénicos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mandíbula]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pediatría]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De Grauwe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mangione]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mitsea]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kalyvas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yfanti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Z]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ahbab]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Update on a rare mandibular osteolytic lesion in childhood: the buccal bifurcation cyst]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[BJR Case Rep]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>1-6</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[LM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[PA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coletta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RD]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almeida]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[OP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lopes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MA]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Bilateral buccal bifurcation cyst: case report and literature review]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Head Neck Pathol]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<volume>6</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>455-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H-R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nam]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S-H]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H-J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Choi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SY]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Buccal bifurcation cyst: two case reports and a literature review]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Clin Pediatr Dent]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>221-4</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kramer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[IRH]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pindborg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JJ]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Shear]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Histological Typing of Odontogenic Tumours. In: World 5. Health Organization]]></source>
<year>1992</year>
<edition>2</edition>
<page-range>40-2</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[). Berlin, Heidelberg ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Springer Berlin Heidelberg]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[LP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Meira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[HC]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Amaral]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[TMP]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caldeira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[PC]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Abdo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[EM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brasileiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CB]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst: Case report and literature review]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Stomatologija]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<volume>21</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>57-61</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wright]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vered]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Update from the 4th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumours : Odontogenic and Maxillofacial Bone Tumors]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Head Neck Pathol]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>11</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>68-77</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zadik]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Yitschaky]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Neuman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nitzan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DW]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[On the self-resolution nature of the buccal bifurcation Cyst]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Oral Maxillofac Surg]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>69</volume>
<numero>7</numero>
<issue>7</issue>
<page-range>e282-4</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bautista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[CRG]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Milhan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[NVM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ankhaa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MDVEA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RF]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cavalcante]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[ASR]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lopes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[SLPC]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Bilateral mandibular buccal bifurcation cyst: a case report emphasizing the role of imaging. examination in the diagnosis]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Autops Case Rep (São Paulo)]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>2-7</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[David]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[LA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sandor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GKB]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stoneman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DW]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The buccal bifurcation cyst : in non-surgical treatment an option?]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Can Dent Assoc]]></source>
<year>1998</year>
<volume>64</volume>
<numero>10</numero>
<issue>10</issue>
<page-range>712-6</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gallego]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Baladrón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Junquera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Bilateral mandibular infected buccal cyst: a new image]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Periodontol]]></source>
<year>2007</year>
<volume>78</volume>
<numero>8</numero>
<issue>8</issue>
<page-range>1650-4</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Corona-Rodriguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Labardini]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Velasco-Tizcareño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mora-Rincones]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Bilateral buccal bifurcation cyst: case report and literature review]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Oral Maxillofac Surg]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>69</volume>
<numero>6</numero>
<issue>6</issue>
<page-range>1694-6</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<label>12</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pompura]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JR]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sándor]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GK]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stoneman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[DW]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The buccal bifurcation cyst: a prospective study of treatment outcomes in 44 sites]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod]]></source>
<year>1997</year>
<volume>83</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>215-21</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<label>13</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ömero&#287;lu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Basic principles of fracture treatment in children]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Eklem Hastalik Cerrahisi]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>52-7</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<label>14</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jamali]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Z]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Najafpour]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ebrahim Adhami]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Z]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Deljavan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aminabadi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Shirazi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Does the length of dental treatment influence children&#8217;s behaviour during and after treatment? A systematic review and critical appraisal]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[J Dent Res Dent Clin Dent Prospects]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>68-76</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<label>15</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Melo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[RB]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lima]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[FC]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moura]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[GM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[PGB]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gondim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JO]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moreira-Neto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[JJS]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Evaluation of the dental procedures and child behavior]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Rev Odontol Bras Cent]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>68</numero>
<issue>68</issue>
<page-range>20-5</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<label>16</label><nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alshoraim]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[MA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[El-Housseiny]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AA]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Farsi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[NM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Felemban]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[OM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alamoudi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[NM]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alandejani]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[AA]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Effects of child characteristics and dental history on dental fear: cross-sectional study]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[BMC Oral Health]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<volume>18</volume>
<numero>33</numero>
<issue>33</issue>
<page-range>1-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
