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Radiographic study of periosteal new bone formation in osteomyelitis of the mandible

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A total of 1008 cases with osteomyelitis of the mandible underwent radiological examinations at the department of Oral Radiology, Osaka Dental University Hospital from 1979 to 1988. Osteomyelitis with periosteal new bone formation was observed in 114 out of the 1008 cases (11.3%). The radiographic patterns of the periosteal new bone formation were grouped into 3 types: solid, laminated and one-layer. Sixty-seven of the 114 cases (58.8%) were of the solid type, 23 cases (20.2%) were the laminated type and 24 cases (21.0%) were the one-layer type. The average age in the solid type was 30.8 years, 23.8 years in the laminated type and 38.0 years in the one-layer type.

Concerning the sites of periosteal new bone formation 94 out of 114 cases (82.5%) were in the mandibular body and 20 (17.5%) in the ascending ramus of the mandible. The extent of the periosteal new bone formation was far larger among the young. This was particularly remarkable in the ascending ramus of the mandible.

These findings were proved to correlate with the age, the clinical symptoms, the route of infection and the condition of eruption in the lower molars.

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    Yasuhisa Hayashi D.D.S., Kimishige Shimizutani D.D.S., Ph.D. & Yonoshin Koseki D.D.S., Ph.D.

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Hayashi, Y., Shimizutani, K. & Koseki, Y. Radiographic study of periosteal new bone formation in osteomyelitis of the mandible. Oral Radiol. 8, 19–26 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347274

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