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Chronic osteomyelitis: 20 years after mandible fracture
Author(s) -
Ertas Umit,
Tozoglu Sinan,
Gursan Nesrin
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-4469.2004.00229.x
Subject(s) - mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , osteomyelitis , medicine , jaw fracture , dentistry , fracture (geology) , orthodontics , surgery , engineering , biology , geotechnical engineering , botany , genus
– Chronic osteomyelitis is a persistent abscess of the bone that is characterized by the usual complex of inflammatory processes, including necrosis of mineralized and marrow tissues, suppuration, resorption, sclerosis, and hyperplasia. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of chronic osteomyelitis seen 20 years after mandible fracture.