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case_images: Dental X-ray indicated apparent furcation involvement of the left mandibular first molar.
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case_images: Pantomography and dental X-ray indicated furcation involvement of the left mandibular first molar (Figure 1).
case_images: Obvious swelling of the buccal alveolar bone at the left mandibular first molar was observed. No other bone swelling was observed.
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case_images: II by the classification by Hamp and Nyman and Lindhe's classification. In addition, interestingly, marked and independent swelling of the buccal alveolar bone at the left mandibular first molar was observed (Figure 2).
case_images: An enhanced CT scan indicated the mixture of acute and chronic osteomyelitis in the left mandible.
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case_images: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was not an option for this patient because she had undergone a cochlear implantation, but an enhanced computerized tomography (CT) scan indicated the mixture of acute and chronic osteomyelitis in the left mandible (Figure 3).