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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Sixty cases of extreme osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis of the mandible and maxilla in a West African population
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 41, No. 8, Year 2012
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Description
A description of 60 cases of extreme osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis of the jaws is presented. The patients attended the dental clinics of the medical charity organisation Mercy Ships, over a 2.5-year period when the hospital ship the 'Africa Mercy' was docked in the West African countries of Liberia, Benin and Togo. Possible reasons for the development of these clinical conditions are discussed including aetiologies, genetics (coagulopathies, osteopetrosis), Gorham's disease, infective conditions (tuberculosis, herpes zoster, HIV infection, osteomyelitis), toxicity (bisphosphonates, spider bites), and environmental effects (phossy jaw, radium jaw). The possible causes of these cases of osteonecrosis and osteomyelitis of the jaw are under investigation. © 2012 International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Authors & Co-Authors
Khullar, S. M.
United States, Tyler
Mercy Ships
Tvedt, D.
United States, Tyler
Mercy Ships
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Chapman, K.
Liberia, Monrovia
Trinity Dental Clinic
Herlofson, B. B.
Norway, Oslo
Universitetet I Oslo
Norway, Oslo
Rikshospitalet-radiumhospitalet hf
Statistics
Citations: 4
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijom.2012.04.022
ISSN:
09015027
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Benin
Liberia
Togo