Davies H T, Carr R J
Odstock Hospital, Salisbury and Ashford Hospital, Middlesex.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1990 Jun;28(3):185-8. doi: 10.1016/0266-4356(90)90086-z.
Osteomyelitis is a rare sequel to a dental extraction. Three cases are described where osteomyelitis followed routine dental extractions in patients with a history of alcoholism. It is suggested that depression of the host's defences, due to alcoholism, modified the response to and the spread of this serious infection. Such patients represent a high risk group and should be identified prior to treatment to avoid unnecessary complications.
