Maxillary Chronic Osteomyelitis Caused by Domestic Violence: A Diagnostic Challenge

• Main Authors: Tamyris Inácio Oliveira (Author), Marina Lara de Carli (Author), Noé Vital Ribeiro Junior (Author), Alessandro Antônio Costa Pereira (Author), Dimitris N. Tatakis (Author), João Adolfo Costa Hanemann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Maxillary osteomyelitis is a rare condition defined as inflammation of the bone primarily caused by odontogenic bacteria, with trauma being the second leading cause. The present report documents a rare case of maxillary osteomyelitis in a 38-year-old female who was the victim of domestic violence ap...