What is osteomyelitis jaws? Symptoms, treatment and complication of osteomyelitis. How to prevent this disease? Answers to the questions you will find in the article.
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What is osteomyelitis
Term «osteomyelitis» means inflammation of the bone and bone marrow. He
arises due to the penetration of infection in bone tissue.
Approximately a third of all osteomyelitis make up osteomyelitis
jaw. Osteomyelitis of the lower jaws are two times more often than
Upper.
Osteomyelitis Jaws - Jaw bone inflammation, severe
condition, often with the general picture of the body poisoning. Fortunately,
It is relatively rare. For the flow there are sharp, subacted and
Chronic.
There are several reasons for osteomyelitis of jaws, but
Two thirds of cases are the penetration of infection in the bone through
spoiled tooth.
Infection in the jaw can get three ways:
- in the absolute majority (75%) through the patient tooth (complication of periodontitis);
- through blood
What are the symptoms of osteomyelitis of jaws
General signs of poisoning: malaise, headache, weakness, poor sleep, body temperature increase to 38°C and higher.
Locally:
- pain in the infected tooth, which is sharply enhanced by pricked or tapping;
- The causal tooth and the neighboring with it become mobile;
- The mucously reddened, swollen and also hurts;
- The lymph nodes in the neck area are increased and painful when taking.
In the analysis of blood, too, signs of inflammation.
When subacute, osteomyelitis appears fistula, an outflow is created
inflammatory liquid and pus and it becomes easier - inflammation
dulled, but the destruction of the bone continues. On x-ray
You can see the rejection of dead bone sections (sequesters).
Chronic osteomyelitis flows for a long time with periods of exacerbation, with the advent of fistula and sequesters.
How to prevent osteomyelitis
Sure,
First of all, timely and high-quality treatment and prosthetics
teeth, preventive inspections from the dentist twice a year.
Treat acute and chronic infections, especially in the field of the upper respiratory tract.
Do not participate in fights: Avoid fractures and wounds of jaws!
Possible complications of osteomyelitis of jaws
Inflammatory complications may arise:
- abscess (limited purulent inflammation);
- phlegmon (spilled purulent inflammation of soft tissues, such as neck);
- sepsis (microbes are moving into blood and infection is distributed throughout the body).
Osteomyelitis jaws can lead:
- to its pathological fracture;
- to reduce the mobility of the lower jaw (contracture).
How to treat osteomyelitis jaws
Treatment
Sigor - mandatory removal of the inflammatory process
teeth, incision periosteum to create outflow of inflammatory liquid and
Bone cavity washing against antimicrobial means.
Be sure to prescribe antibiotics and detoxification therapy (against organism poisoning).
Sometimes it may be additionally needed to be surgically removed
sequesters (plots of faded dead fabrics), make bone
Plastic jaws.
