Computed tomography findings of periostitis ossificans

Computed tomography findings of periostitis ossificans

Periostitis ossificans (PO) is a type of chronic osteomyelitis, an inflammation of cortical and cancellous bone. In the maxillofacial region, the mandible is most frequently affected. The cause of inflammatory subperiosteal bone production in PO is spread of infection from a bacterial focus (e.g.: o...

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Main Authors: Luciana Soares de Andrade Freitas Oliveira, Thaís Feitosa L. de Oliveira, Daniela Pita de Melo, Alynne Vieira de Menezes, Ieda Crusoé Rebello, Paulo Sérgio Flores Campos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2015-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences
Subjects:
Osteomyelitis
Tomography
Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8641992

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