PRIMARY TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS OF THE MANDIBLE- A RARE CASE REPORT

Tuberculous osteomyelitis of mandible is an extremely rare condition, particularly in comparison to pyogenic infections and neoplastic diseases involving the mandible. Although a rare occurrence, the differential diagnosis of tuberculous osteomyelitis must always keep in dentist’s mind when the routine therapy fails to respond. Here, we report an unusual case of primary tubercular osteomyelitis of the mandible where the biopsy of the lesion alone has lead to near final diagnosis of the case and there after antitubercular therapy subsided the swelling.