title: Osteomyelitis of the jaws.
abstract: Osteomyelitis is described as an inflammation of bone and bone marrow that may develop in the jaws following a chronic odontogenic infection or for a variety of other reasons. This situation may be acute, sub-acute or chronic, resulting in a totally different clinical picture.
authors.affiliation: Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bernier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clermont
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maranda
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Turcotte
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010025:Osteoradionecrosis / Q000628:therapy; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications