Introduction: Primary chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw is a rare, non-suppurative, chronic
inflammatory disease of unknown aetiology. To date, classification is confusing due to a non …

Purpose: Primary chronic osteomyelitis (PCO) of the jaw is a rare, nonsuppurative, chronic
inflammation of an unknown cause. The disease is not age specific. So far, only case reports …

To establish a unified classification system for mandibular osteomyelitis, various diagnostic
terms were critically assessed and clinicopathologic findings of the lesions were carefully …

Objective: We sought to investigate the clinical and histopathologic features of chronic
osteomyelitis and its treatment in Koreans. Study Design: A total of 49 patients (ages 11-79 …

Cultures from 26 patients with chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis of the mandible were
studied. In most cases there was a mutualistic infection involving any one of the known …

Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis of the mandible is a disease of obscure origin that may give
rise to diagnostic problems. In the literature most authors suggest an infectious etiology …

ABSTRACT Unlabelled Image Background Infection, neoplasia and bone dysplasias cause
alteration in bone architecture. Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia (FCOD) and chronic …

Purpose Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis of the mandible (DSO) is a rare and poorly
understood disease. Current treatment protocols, including steroid or analgesic medication …

Thirty-four patients with mandibular diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis who had been treated
by means of 61 decortications were evaluated retrospectively. Eighteen patients (53%) were …

Chronic suppurative osteomyelitis of the mandible is often considered difficult to treat and
may lead to refractory osteomyelitis. Sixteen patients with chronic suppurative osteomyelitis …