Osteomyelitis Complicating Osteopetrosis – A Case Report

From Volume 28, Issue 10, December 2001 | Pages 509-511

Authors

K.J. Juggins

BDS(Hons), MFDS RCS

Senior House Officer, Withington Hospital, Manchester

Articles by K.J. Juggins

G.M. Walton

MDS, MSc, FDS RCS, FRCS

Specialist Registrar, Withington Hospital, Manchester

Articles by G.M. Walton

M. Patel

FDS RCS, FRCS

Consultant, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Withington Hospital, Manchester

Articles by M. Patel

Abstract

Osteomyelitis of the jaws is uncommon but can be a complication of extraction or exposure of teeth in patients who are immunosuppressed or have undergone radiotherapy to the head and neck region. We report a case of osteomyelitis in a patient who has osteopetrosis. The initial clinical presentation was that of an infected retained root, secondary to denture trauma to the supporting tissues. Radiological interpretation was difficult owing to the increased bone density and surgical exploration revealed only a dense region of necrotic bone.

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