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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 411-413 |
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Osteomyelitis of maxilla: An unusual case
SriMallika Dasam1, Tatapudi Ramesh1, Moturi Kishore2, Ravikanth Manyam3
1 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
2 Department of Oral Surgery, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. SriMallika Dasam
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vishnu Dental College, Bhimavarm - 534 202, Andhra Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_64_20
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Osteomyelitis of facial bones is a common condition. It tends to occur more commonly in the mandible than in the maxilla as the maxilla has collateral blood flow, a thin cortical bone, which makes it less prone to infections. We report an unusual case of maxillary osteomyelitis involving the left half of the maxilla in a 43-year-old, systemically healthy male with a literature review. Intraoral examination revealed exposed denuded bone in the left maxillary region. Radiograph investigations confirmed the diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the left maxilla.
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