Non-surgical Endodontic Management of Garre's Osteomyelitis: A Case Report

Journal Title: Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research - Year 2015, Vol 9, Issue 3

Abstract

Garre’s sclerosing osteomyelitis is a specific type of chronic osteomyelitis that mainly affects children and young adults. This disease is commonly associated with an odontogenic infection resulting from dental caries. This article describes a case report of 14 year old boy with Garre’s osteomyelitis of mandible caused by infection of lower left first molar. The case was managed by non- surgical endodontic treatment and the healing was achieved.

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Athikesavan Jayasenthil, Potluri Venkatalakshmi Aparna, Sunderasan Balagopal

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  • EP ID EP347562
  • DOI 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17772
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Athikesavan Jayasenthil, Potluri Venkatalakshmi Aparna, Sunderasan Balagopal (2015). Non-surgical Endodontic Management of Garre's Osteomyelitis: A Case Report. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research, 9(3), 1-4. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-347562