Resorption and regeneration of alveolar bone in acute osteomyelitis of the mandible.
A 12-year-old boy developed osteomyelitis of the anterior part of the mandible subsequent to a blow on the mouth. The condition resulted in loosening of the lower incisors and considerable loss of alveolar bone. Under conservative treatment the condition subsided and the bone regenerated completely. Radiographs taken at various stages in the treatment show the loss of bone and its gradual regeneration.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D001862:Bone Resorption; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000503:physiopathology*