Radiographic characteristics of chronic diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis/tendoperiostitis of the mandible: a comparison with chronic suppurative osteomyelitis and osteoradionecrosis

Diffuse sclerosing osteomyelitis (DSO) of the mandible is a poorly understood chronic disease. It is assumed to be a form of chronic osteomyelitis. Other forms of chronic osteomyelitis are chronic suppurative osteomyelitis (CSO) and osteoradionecrosis (ORN). This study aimed to investigate radiographic characteristics of DSO and compare these findings with the radiographic characteristics of CSO and ORN in order to radiographically distinguish these three diseases.In this retrospective study, 33 patients were clinically diagnosed with DSO (13), CSO (6), or ORN (14).

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