title: Chronic osteomyelitis: 20 years after mandible fracture.
abstract: Chronic osteomyelitis is a persistent abscess of the bone that is characterized by the usual complex of inflammatory processes, including necrosis of mineralized and marrow tissues, suppuration, resorption, sclerosis, and hyperplasia. The purpose of this paper is to report a case of chronic osteomyelitis seen 20 years after mandible fracture.
authors.affiliation: Atatürk University Dentistry Faculty, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Erzurum, Turkey. uertas1970@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ertas
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozoglu
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gursan
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography