t dontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) are known for their ropensity to recur. The rate of recurrence is probaly largely depending on the mode of treatment used. nfortunately, there are only a few reliable studies vailable from which meaningful conclusions can be rawn with regard to the best possible treatment trategy. The main drawback of most studies is the etrospective nature of the study, the variable folow-up time, the lack of information about the perentage of patients available for follow-up, and the ack of details about the actual surgery. Many papers re written by pathologists who obviously are deending on the written and often incomplete notes of urgeons, hence the link with the clinical parameters s often based on less than optimal information. It is he aim of this article to present a rational treatment rotocol based on clinical and histologic studies.