caa a22 4500 445851376 CHVBK 20180317145414.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10006-010-0216-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10006-010-0216-y Primary osteomyelitis of the mandibular condyle—a rare case [Elektronische Daten] [Wolfgang Zemann, Matthias Feichtinger, Mauro Pau, Hans Kärcher] Osteomyelitis is an inflammatory process involving cortical and cancellous bone. In the maxillofacial region, the mandible is the most frequently affected bone. In the vast majority, a bacterial focus can be identified as the origin of the disease. Chronic progress of the disease may lead to destruction of mandibular bony structures, resulting in mild or severe loss of function if no adequate treatment is applied. In some cases, the etiology of osteomyelitis remains unclear. Review of literature revealed two cases of necrosis of the mandibular condyle caused by primary osteomyelitis. We report a case of primary osteomyelitis of the mandibular condyle in a 51-year-old woman. Radiography revealed an almost complete destruction of the right mandibular condyle, resulting in malocclusion. The patient was treated with long-term antibiotics. No surgical intervention had been performed. After remission of the symptoms, the malocclusion had been corrected prosthetically. After a 4-year follow up period, the occlusion is stabile and there are no signs of progression of the disease. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Mandibular condyle nationallicence Osteomyelitis nationallicence Osteonecrosis nationallicence Zemann Wolfgang Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut Feichtinger Matthias Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut Pau Mauro Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut Kärcher Hans Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Springer-Verlag 15/2(2011-06-01), 109-111 1865-1550 15:2<109 2011 15 10006 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-010-0216-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-010-0216-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zemann Wolfgang Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Feichtinger Matthias Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pau Mauro Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kärcher Hans Department of Oral and Maxollofacial Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Springer-Verlag 15/2(2011-06-01), 109-111 1865-1550 15:2<109 2011 15 10006 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer