Tuberculous osteomyelitis of the mandible: A case report

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 304-308

  Bhatt, A P ^a   Jayakrishnan, Amrita ^a,b  

^a YENEPOYA DENTAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH PERIAPICAL DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIAPICAL GRANULOMA; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TUBERCULOSIS, ORAL; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0035409384     PISSN: 09607439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-263X.2001.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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