Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-

The word ‘Osteomyelitis ’ originates from the ancient Greek words osteon (bone) and muelinos (marrow) and means infection of medullary portion of the bone. It can be classified as acute, subacute or chronic, depending on the clinical pres-entation.1 The decline in prevalence can be attribu-ted to the increased availability of antibiotics and the progressively higher standards of oral and dental health. Garre’s osteomyelitis is a distinctive type of chronic osteomyelitis associated with gross thicken-ing of the periosteum of the bones and peripheral reactive bone formation resulting from mild irrita-tion or infections. The condition is seen exclusively in children or young adults. Mandible is mor