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Teeth bone issue
Dear Doctors,
Please help, posting on behalf of my sister have consulted multiple Maxillo facial surgeons. They were unable to find the root cause why the jaw bone loss / infection eating the bone. If any of the doctor have seen similar type of patients and treated. Let us know. We will connect.
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It is most probably TB affecting the bone and can be very difficult to diagnose
Do the following
1. Blood tests- QuantiFeron- TB Gold test, VDRL, HIV
All the best.
J G S R clinic
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According to your history it appears as osteomyelitis , autoimmune related disease affecting joint , or teeth caries spread to mandibular / jaw bone
Next Steps
Get an OPG / teeth x ray done
consult me on practo if symptoms persist
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needs a systematic re-evaluation.possibly its due to osteomyelitis (chronic), or may be drug related like steroid induce immunity reduction also causes infection, tell me her medical history of any drug or any disease to evaluate first, please connect for further management and evaluation.
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I get why this is frustrating. Progressive jaw bone loss without a clear cause is not routine dental disease. In such cases, the common missed causes include chronic osteomyelitis, medication-related jaw necrosis, autoimmune conditions, or rare infections. This needs a structured medical + dental approach, not trial-and-error consults.
Next Steps
Review past CBCT/CT, biopsy, culture reports, and full medication history (especially osteoporosis, cancer, steroid, or injection drugs)
• Blood work for infection markers, calcium–vitamin D, autoimmune screening
• Management usually needs coordinated care (oral & maxillofacial + physician)
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Cases like this are solved by connecting the dots across reports, not just seeing another surgeon. If you want, share the key reports and history—I can help you map the likely cause and the right specialist to approach next, saving time and unnecessary procedures.
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