THERMOGRAPHIC PICTURE OF ACUTE ODONTOGENIC OSTEOMYELITIS OF JAWS OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS

The thermal imaging study was used in a comprehensive examination of 28 children and 7 adult patients with acute odontogenic lower jaw osteomyitis on an M-1 thermograph from Barnes (USA) In acute osteomyelitis, the zone of increased infrared radiation depended on the prevalence of the pathological process and its localization and the patient’s age The temperature drop over the purulent focus and the symmetrical healthy side of the face was up to 2.8 + 0.1 ° C. The younger the child’s age, the sharper the temperature drop. In the subacute stage of osteomyelitis, thermograms taken 10-12 days after opening the maxillary abscesses and drug therapy showed a decrease in the area and intensity of infrared radiation in dynamics.