Alternaria alternata infection associated osteomyelitis of maxilla: A rare disease entity
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Osteomyelitis of Maxilla: A Rare Case
Osteomyelitis was relatively common before the era of antibiotic therapy. Today osteomyelitis of facial bones is a rare condition. Maxillary osteomyelitis is rare compared to mandible osteomyelitis because extensive blood supply & strut like bone of the maxilla make it less prone to chronic infection. We report a rare case of Osteomyelitis involving whole of the Maxilla in a 50 year old male pa...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dental Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0970-9290
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.123420