Non- Invasive Cone Beam Tomography (CBCT) to diagnose jaw bone Osteomyelitis in Sickle cell anaemia patients.

Abstract

Patients suffering from haemoglobinopathies most commonly show bone infection as a complication, of which Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) patients are the most susceptible to osteomyelitis. There are very few documented cases of jaw bone osteomyelitis in SCA patients. Keeping in mind the number of children diagnosed with SCA in India, this article reports how a commonly available and non-invasive radiographic method, dental CBCT, can be used to timely diagnose jaw bone osteomyelitis. Key Words : Sickle Cell Anemia ,Chronic Osteomyelitis , Jaw , Mandible , Case Report India , Sickle Cell Anemia complications , Radiograph , CBCT , Third molar pain , Onion skin appearance , Punched out lesions