Osteomyelitis of maxilla: An unusual case

• Main Authors: SriMallika Dasam, Tatapudi Ramesh, Moturi Kishore, Ravikanth Manyam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
• Series: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Subjects: cone beam computed tomography; denuded bone; hemimaxillectomy; osteomyelitis
• Online Access: http://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2020;volume=32;issue=4;spage=411;epage=413;aulast=Dasam

Osteomyelitis of facial bones is a common condition. It tends to occur more commonly in the mandible than in the maxilla as the maxilla has collateral blood flow, a thin cortical bone, which makes it less prone to infections. We report an unusual case of maxillary osteomyelitis involving the left half of the maxilla in a 43-year-old, systemically healthy male with a literature review. Intraoral examination revealed exposed denuded bone in the left maxillary region. Radiograph investigations confirmed the diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the left maxilla.