Comprehensive Surgical Management of Chronic Suppurative Osteomyelitis Extending to The Lower Border of Mandible – A Case Report

Authors

  • Deepak Kaul Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, M. A. Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Pune, India.
  • Farahnaz Muddebihal Department of Preventive Dentistry College of Dentistry Al-jouf University Sakaka-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  • Mohammed Anwar Ul Haque Chand Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery M. A. Rangoonwala Collgege of Dental Sciences & Research Centere Pune Maharashtra-India.

Keywords:

Osteomyelitis, Suppurative, Debridment.

Abstract

Background: Osteomyelitis of maxillofacial skeleton is common in developing countries such as India. This case report describes successful surgical treatment of chronic suppurative osteomyelitis {CSO} of the mandible of a 35yr old female. The precipitating factor was thought to be eventful extraction in the {left } posterior body at the inferior border of mandible.

Methods: Presurgical course of antibiotics ( Amoxycillin and metronidazole for 7 days and later followed by doxycycline for 1 month).Surgical debridement of the affected bone and reinforcing it with reconstruction plate using AO principles was done. Patient was kept on a high nutrient diet consisting of proteins.

Conclusion: The case report demonstrates the typical features of CSO. The combination of the antibiotics therapy and surgical debridement was successful in the treatment of chronic suppurative osteomylitis.

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Published

2018-09-30

How to Cite

Kaul, D., Muddebihal, F., & Chand, M. A. U. H. (2018). Comprehensive Surgical Management of Chronic Suppurative Osteomyelitis Extending to The Lower Border of Mandible – A Case Report. International Journal of Recent Advances in Science and Technology, 5(3), 5–12. Retrieved from https://ijrast.com/index.php/ijrast/article/view/9

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2018): International Journal of Recent Advances in Science and Technology

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