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Osteomyelitis of the mandible: a complication of routine dental extractions in alcoholics
1Odstock Hospital, Salisbury and Ashford Hospital, Middlesex.
The British Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
|June 1, 1990
Abstract:
Osteomyelitis is a rare sequel to a dental extraction. Three cases are described where osteomyelitis followed routine dental extractions in patients with a history of alcoholism. It is suggested that depression of the host's defences, due to alcoholism, modified the response to and the spread of this serious infection. Such patients represent a high risk group and should be identified prior to treatment to avoid unnecessary complications.
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