Table 2: Triggering Factors and Symptoms.
Patient |
Triggering Event |
Location |
Symptoms at the Time of Diagnosis |
1 |
Spontaneous, with irritation from denture |
Right mandibular body |
Pain radiating to right ear and necrotic exposed bone in right mandible |
2 |
Extraction of residual tooth root in 2016 |
Left mandibular body |
Pain under denture, first noticed blister at site followed by presence of necrotic bone one year after extraction |
3 |
Extraction of tooth #17 |
Left mandibular angle |
Recurrent infection characterized by purulence, pain, non-healing dehiscence and presence of necrotic bone at site #17
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