1Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India
2PG Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India
4Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India
*Corresponding Author: Kajla Paramjit, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Punjab Government Dental College and Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India Email: drpammi2013@gmail.com
Online published on 15 September, 2022.
Actinomycosis is an infection caused by filamentous, gram positive anaerobic bacteria. Actinomycosis of jaw bone is rare and its diagnosis is often difficult. Incidence of Actinomyces infectionin mandible is 53.6%. This case report presents an actinomycotic osteomyelitis of mandible in a 55- year-old male patient presented withpain and multiple extra-oral sinuses (in right submandibular region) which was treated successfully with surgery and medication.
Actinomyces, Actinomycotic osteomyelitis, Actinomyces-associated lesions, Jaw infection
