Chronic non-suppurative osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis or Garre's osteomyelitis

The word ‘Osteomyelitis’ originates from the ancient Greek words osteon (bone) and muelinos (marrow) and means infection of medullary portion of the bone. It can be classified as acute, subacute or chronic, depending on the clinical presentation.1 The decline in prevalence can be attributed to the increased availability of antibiotics and the progressively higher standards of oral and dental health. Garre's osteomyelitis is a distinctive type of chronic osteomyelitis associated with gross thickening of the periosteum of the bones and peripheral reactive bone …