Study designs of evaluations included in the review
Studies where the participants were consecutive patients and the follow-up was adequately described, were considered. The included studies were retrospective, consecutive case series.
Specific interventions included in the review
The following interventions were included: resection; curettage; enucleation alone; enucleation combined with adjunctive therapy, such as the application of Carnoy's solution, decompression before enucleation, or cryotherapy; radial enucleation; and marsupialisation.
Participants included in the review
Patients undergoing treatment for OKC, as diagnosed by histopathologic evaluation, were included.
Outcomes assessed in the review
The recurrence rate was assessed.
How were decisions on the relevance of primary studies made?
Four judges, blinded to the decisions of the other judges, independently reviewed the articles for inclusion. If there was unanimous agreement among the four judges, the articles was either accepted or rejected. If a split decision was reached, a second round of review was instigated involving an open discussion by all four judges. If, after the second round, a majority decision could not be reached, a fifth judge reviewed the article and cast the deciding vote.