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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2012; 02(01): 48-50
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703558
Case Report

A Rare Case of Primary Tubercular Osteomyelitis of Temporomandibular Joint, Causing a Facial and Functional Marring - A Case Report

Sreelatha S. V.
1   Reader, Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences
,
Pusphparaj Shetty
2   Professor & Head, Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences
,
Vimal Kumar Karnaker
3   Professor & Head, Dept. of Microbiology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore - 575 018
,
Sanjeev H.
4   Asst. Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, K.S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore - 575 018
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