Chronic osteomyelitis of the jaws: A 7-year retrospective clinico-surgical evaluation in a tertiary hospital in Northwest Nigeria

• Main Authors: Mujtaba Bala (Author), Ramat Oyebunmi Braimah (Author), Abdulrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo (Author), Sufiyanu Umar Yabo (Author), Bashar Aliyu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The incidence of chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw has declined in the developed world. However, it is still a burden in Northwestern Nigeria. Chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw occurs more commonly in the mandible, with sequestrectomy or jaw resection being the main treatment modality for...