title: Ulcerative gingival granuloma: a condition for bone biopsy.
abstract: Osteomyelitis as a medical term defining a specific type of infection may be classified in acute and chronic form. In our case an acute mandibular osteomyelitis is reported with evaluation of the clinical and histological examination. The biological course of the disease determined on that basis. The significance of this report focused on the early diagnosis and the possible need for bone biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery and Radiology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University, Thessalonica, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kafas
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kafas
authors.forename: Kosmas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manafis
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stavrianos
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D005882:Gingival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged