Characteristics of Odontogenic Mandibular Osteomyelitis at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of RUSP Dr. Hasan Sadikin 2020 – 2023

Abstract

Osteomyelitis is a condition of bone inflammation caused by microorganisms that can involve trabecular or cortical bone, bone marrow, and periosteum. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of odontogenic mandibular osteomyelitis. This was an observational study with a retrospective descriptive approach. Based on medical record data, the research was conducted at Hasan Sadikin General Hospital (RSHS) Bandung from January 2020 to July 2023. The collected data included age, gender, location of occurrence, and surgical procedures for odontogenic mandibular osteomyelitis. In this study, 13 medical records were obtained. The most common characteristic among the subjects was advanced age above 48 years (46%) and male gender (69%). The most frequent location was the mandibular corpus (54%). The majority were treated with surgical procedures, namely fistulectomy (53%). The results of this study indicate that cases of odontogenic mandibular osteomyelitis are mostly managed in a multidisciplinary manner, combining surgery and antibiotic therapy. Multidisciplinary management in several studies on odontogenic mandibular osteomyelitis has shown to improve the healing and survival rates of patients with odontogenic mandibular osteomyelitis.

Keywords: Osteomyelitis, odontogenic osteomyelitis, mandible