[Two cases of intra-arterial infusion of antibiotics in intractable chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible].

Two cases of intractable chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible were encountered recently. The first of these was a 51-year-old man who complained of swelling in the right cheek and the mandibular region. The other was a 27-year-old man who chiefly complained of swelling, pain and trisms in the right mandible. Both patients were treated with antibiotics and the osteosclerotic tissue was removed. The antibiotics were injected into the superficial temporal artery using a one-shot technique. Radiographs of the patients taken one to two years after the treatment revealed normal conditions with no signs of recurrence. It appears that this form of treatment is effective in the case of intractable chronic osteomyelitis of the mandible.