Research Article
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2019.1004.3331
Subject:
science
KeyWords:
chronic osteomyelitis, vancomycin impregnated polymethamethacralyte (PMMA) beads
Abstract:
An elderly female patient presented with non healing extracted tooth socket, pain and intra oral diffuse swelling with 36, 37 regions since one year. Based on clinical, radiographic features and histopathology report diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis was made. Patient was started with intravenous antimicrobial antibiotics. Squestrectromy, decortication were done followed by placement of vancomycin impregnated polymethamethacralyte (PMMA) beads. On radiovisiography (RVG) bone formation was seen in the affected area as early as 5 weeks