Treatment of chronic sclerosing osteomyelitis of the mandible with calcitonin: A report of two cases

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-176

  Jones, Judith ^a   Amess, T R ^a   Robinson, P D ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcitonin; Mandible; Sclerosing osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCITONIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; JAW RADIOGRAPHY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PAIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CALCITONIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 14644401118     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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