Case Report
A Rare Odontogenic Cyst: Gingival Cyst of the Adult. A Case Report and Review of the Literature in Elderly Patients
Table 1
Published case reports and literature reviews on gingival cysts of the adult in patients over 65 years of age since 1970.
| Reference | N | Age (years) | Gender (M : F) | Max/Mand | Region | Size (mm) | Radiographic evidence | Bone involvement |
| Young et al. [16] | 1 | 68 | F | Mand | Canine | 3 mm | NR | No | Buchner and Hansen [14] | 1 | 77 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Wysocki et al. [11] | 1 | 75 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Gregg and O'Brien [17] | 1 | 68 | M | Max | Canine | NR | None | NR | Giunta [6] | 1 | 80 | NR | NR | NR | NR | None | NR | Cunha et al. [18] | 1 | 69 | F | Mand | Lateral incisor–canine | 5 mm | Yes | Yes | Sato et al. [4] | 1 | 78 | M | Mand | Lateral incisor | 20 mm | None | Yes | Ojha et al. [23] | 1 | 76 | F | Mand | NR | 5 mm | None | NR | Wagner et al. [8] | 1 | 75 | F | Mand | Central incisor–lateral incisor | 5 mm | None | Yes | Brooks et al. [12] | 1 | 68 | F | Mand | Canine–first premolar | NR | None | No | Karmakar et al. [13] | 1 | 76 | M | Mand | Lateral incisor–canine | 5 mm | None | No | Viveiros et al. [2] | 1 | 78 | F | Mand | Canine/first premolar | 4 mm | None | NR | 2 | 78 | F | Mand | Lateral incisor–canine | 2 mm | None | NR | 3 | 76 | M | Mand | First premolar | 15 mm | NR | NR | 4 | 79 | F | Mand | Premolar | 5 mm | None | No | This study (2022) | 1 | 82 | F | Mand | Canine/first premolar | 3 mm | None | No |
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N, case number; M : F, male : female; Max : Mand, maxilla : mandible; NR, not reported.
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