title: A localized sclerosing osteomyelitis at the periapex of a vital tooth: report of a misdiagnosis.
abstract: Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory infectious condition of bones, occurringeither acutely or chronically. The clinical course of the disease leads to destructive or sclerosing patterns of the involved bone. This report presents a case of chronic focal sclerosing osteomyelitis in a 19-year-old male with a history of an uncontrolled convulsive condition. The lesion was first diagnosed as an osteoblastoma. Chronic trauma or traumatic occlusion has the potential to induce osteomyelitis and should be considered a possible diagnosis in differentiating periapical radiopacities, even in relation with vital teeth.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Owlia
authors.forename: Mohammad-Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Akhavan Karbassi
authors.forename: Narges
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mirjalili
authors.forename: Shokouh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taghipour Zahir
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gholami
authors.forename: Sharare
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karimi