Combined treatment by antibiotic therapy and surgery of chronic mandibular osteomyelitis: a case report

• Author(s): Pozza, Daniel Humberto ; Ribeiro Neto, Nelson ; Macedo Sobrinho, João Batista de ; Santos, Jean Nunes dos
• Date: 2016
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Osteomyelitis.; Oral surgery.; Clindamycin.; Mandible.
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

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Chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible is usually a difficult pathology to resolve. Treatment has included long-term antibiotics, and surgical debridement, aggressive in some cases. This paper reports a 54-year-old female with an eight-month-mandibular chronic osteomyelitis who was successfully treated with the combination of medication and surgical intervention.

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