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Item Garre’s Osteomyelitis from Long Standing Periapical Infection of 36 in a 10yr old Female- A Case Report(Kairali Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologists, 2022-06) K, Rohini; G, Anjana; N V, Anjali Krishna; Alexander, Anna; Saravanakumar, M S; Joy, AmruthaIntroduction: Garre’s osteomyelitis is mainly caused due to long standing periapical infection, recent infection of soft tissue, unhealed infected extraction areas etc. It mainly affects the mandible than the maxilla and is seen rarely in children. Case presentation: 10 year old patient with a long standing untreated dental infection of lower left molar is treated with root canal treatment. Inconsistent visit of the patient lead to the progression of the pathology to Garre’s osteomyelitis. Management and prognosis: Extraction of the offending tooth followed by targeted antibiotic therapy after a culture and sensitivity test. Lesion completely healed at the end of 2 months and skin changes started to appear. Conclusion: Management of osteomyelitis is children are crucial as they are in the growing phase. Timely management is nec- essary to reduce the deleterious effects caused by it in the bone.