Doctor, here is my palate: rare occurrence of subtotal maxillary osteomyelitis

The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
S GirgisL Cheng

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.

References

Feb 1, 1985·The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery·E O Adekeye, J Cornah
May 25, 2010·Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery : Official Journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons·Pawel K BurdukKrzysztof Dalke
Jun 2, 2012·International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery·S M KhullarB B Herlofson

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