Primary chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw is an uncommon non-suppurative ... Osteomyelitis is defined as an inflammatory condition of the bone that begins as an infection of the medullary cavity, ...

Lumpy jaw is a disease of the jaw bone caused by a bacterial infection. The causative organism (Actinomyces bovis) of Lumpy jaw enters the soft tissue of the mouth through open wounds. These wounds ...

In March 2018, during a check up, she was told the rod had made the infection worse and she must have another eight-hour surgery to rebuild her jaw, using bone from her hip. She said: “I was so scared ...