Removal of Mandibular Condyle through Sinus Tract: A New Surgical Approach in the Treatment of Chronic Suppurative Osteomyelitis of Mandible

Hari Ram; Shilpi Gangwar; Vaibhav Anand; Pawan Goyal; Shadab Mohammad

Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

Removal of Mandibular Condyle through Sinus Tract: A New Surgical Approach in the Treatment of Chronic Suppurative Osteomyelitis of Mandible

Hari Ram, Shilpi Gangwar, Vaibhav Anand, Pawan Goyal, Shadab Mohammad

Abstract :

steomyelitis of the maxillofacial region may develop as a result of odontogenic infection as well as in a variety of other situations. The disease may be acute, subacute, or chronic and presents a different clinical course, depending upon its nature.We report a case of chronic suppurative osteomyelitis of mandible in 29 years old female, which was treated by sequestrectomy, saucerization and removal of affected condyle . The beauty of the treatment was removal of codyle through a minimal incision (extension of sinus tract) .