Osteomyelitis of the Jaw Bones: Complications

The most important diseases or complications that can be caused by osteomyelitis of the jaw bones (osteomyelitis of the jaw bones) are:

Skin and subcutaneous (L00-L99).

  • Extraoral fistula

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99).

  • Sepsis (blood poisoning)

Mouth, esophagus (food pipe), stomach, and intestines (K00-K67; K90-K93).

  • Spread of osteomyelitis
  • Chronification
  • Gingivitis (inflammation of the gums)
  • Partial jaw resection (surgical removal of part of the jaw).
  • Ostitis (inflammation of the bone)
  • Periodontitis (infectious, inflammatory disease of the periodontium (periodontium) with gum recession).
  • Pulpitis (inflammation of the dental nerves)
  • Periostitis (periosteum inflammation)
  • Recurrence
  • Pathological fractures (bone fracture during normal loading due to weakening of the bone by disease) due to weakening of the osteomyelitic jaw.

Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48).

  • Fistula carcinoma

Psyche – nervous system (F00-F99; G00-G99)

  • Chronic pain
  • Vincent’s symptom – Sensory disturbance (hypesthesia or paresthesia to complete anesthesia) in the area supplied by the inferior alveolar nerve. Symptom: numbness of the right or left lower lip.

Further

  • Implant removal