A clinicoradiological study of maxillary osteomyelitis

Eleven cases of maxillary osteomyelitis were studied clinically and radiologically. Clinically, the molar area was most affected. The average age of the patients was 47 years and there was no sex difference. Radiologically, the spotty type of osteolytic change was the most frequent, and osteosclerosis was rare. Sequestrum was not a clear feature radiologically. The features of maxillary and mandibular osteomyelitis were compared and the findings discussed.