Mandibular bone exposure and osteonecrosis as a complication of general anaesthesia

Mohammad Kharazmi; Lillemor Björnstad; Pär Hallberg; Jonas Wanbro; Anders-Petter Carlsson; Samandar Habib; Gunnar Warfvinge

doi:10.3109/03009734.2015.1010667

Mandibular bone exposure and osteonecrosis as a complication of general anaesthesia

Mohammad Kharazmi Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden, and Section of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Lillemor Björnstad Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
Pär Hallberg Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Jonas Wanbro Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden
Anders-Petter Carlsson Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Central Hospital, Västerås, Sweden, and Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
Samandar Habib School of Medicine, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Gunnar Warfvinge Department of Oral Pathology, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2015.1010667

Abstract

Trauma to the oral structures sometimes occurs as a complication to general anaesthesia. We here report two cases of an unusual type, mandibular osteonecrosis. To our knowledge, there has been only one previous publication of this condition (1).

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2015-03-17

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Kharazmi M., Björnstad L., Hallberg P., Wanbro J., Carlsson A.-P., Habib S., & Warfvinge G. (2015). Mandibular bone exposure and osteonecrosis as a complication of general anaesthesia. Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 120(3). https://doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2015.1010667

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Vol. 120 No. 3 (2015): Upsala J Med Sci

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