Table 1 Characteristics of the included patients
Variables | N (%) | Normal dental follicle | Pathological dental follicle | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chronic nonspecific inflammatory | Odontogenic cyst | |||
Sex | ||||
Male | 39 (42.86%) | 15 | 24 | 0 |
Female | 52 (57.14%) | 22 | 28 | 2 |
Age (years) | ||||
≦25 | 59 (64.84%) | 24 | 34 | 1 |
>25 | 32 (35.16%) | 13 | 18 | 1 |
Maximum width of the dental follicle (mm) | ||||
0–1 | 37 (40.66%) | 18 | 19 | 0 |
1–2 | 45 (49.45%) | 19 | 26 | 0 |
2–3 | 9 (9.89%) | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Total | 91 | 37 | 52 | 2 |