Doctor, here is my palate: rare occurrence of subtotal maxillary osteomyelitis.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2015;
53:467-9. [PMID:
25747249 DOI:
10.1016/j.bjoms.2015.01.015]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Osteomyelitis of the jaws, although well documented, is rare, but osteomyelitis of the maxilla is extremely rare. We report the case of a 56-year-old Togolese man with avulsion of part of his maxilla.
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