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

Authors

  • Daniel Humberto Pozza
  • Nelson Ribeiro Neto
  • João Batista Macedo Sobrinho
  • Jean Nunes Santos
  • João Batista Blessmann Weber
  • Marília Gerhardt de Oliveira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v5i1.4595

Keywords:

osteomyelitis, oral surgery, clindamycin, mandible

Abstract

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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Published

2006-01-01

How to Cite

Pozza, D. H., Neto, N. R., Sobrinho, J. B. M., Santos, J. N., Weber, J. B. B., & Oliveira, M. G. de. (2006). Combined treatment by antibiotic therapy and surgery of chronic mandibular osteomyelitis: a case report. Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences, 5(1), 75–79. https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v5i1.4595

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2006): Revista de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas

Section

Clinical Cases

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