Table 2.
Treatment strategies and outcome.
| Studies | Drug therapy | Surgical treatment | Other treatments | Follow-up time | Number/CR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heggie et al., 2003 [33] | AB, NSAID | Decortication | No | 60 | 2/1 |
| Yamazaki et al., 2007 [65] | AB, NSAID | Decortication | Pamidronate HBOT |
60 | 1/1 |
| Lentrodt et al., 2007 [20] | AB | Decortication, removal of third-molar germ | HBOT | 42 | 3/0 |
| Bevin et al., 2008 [37] | AB | Extraction of teeth, partial resection of mandible | No | 264 (60–408) | 4/1 |
| Theologie-Lygidakis et al., 2011 [14] | AB, NSAID | Decortication | No | 24 | 5/2 |
| Obel et al., 2013 [36] | AB, NSAID, P | No | Triamcinolone injection | 51 | 3/0 |
| Ventin and Eguido, 2006 [67] | AB | No | No | 24 | 1/0 |
| Agarwal et al., 2014 [7] | AB | Decortication | No | 24 | 1/0 |
| Kanemoto et al., 1992 [68] | AB | Decortication | Cefmetazole sodium Fosfomycin sodium |
54 | 1/0 |
| Zemann et al., 2011 [66] | AB | No | No | 48 | 1/0 |
| Berglund, 2015 (The present study) | AB, NSAID, P | Decortication, removal of third-molar germ | No | 9 | 2/2 |
AB = antibiotic, NSAID = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, P = prednisolone, and CR = clinical recurrence.