Floor Of Maxillary Sinus Radiograph

Note displacement of maxillary sinus floor arrow.

Floor of maxillary sinus radiograph.

It varies in size shape and position not only in different individuals but also in different sides of the same individual. In dental radiographs of the maxillary posterior teeth portions of the image of the maxillary sinus often appear. The sinus floor is not displaced or eroded. The maxillary sinus is one of the largest paranasal sinuses located in the body of the maxilla.

The anatomical variability could be explained by its relation to the. It is pyramidal in shape and exhibits anatomical variability in adults 1 2 pneumatization is the most common variation occurring during the growth period when the sinus floor extends downwards following teeth eruption resulting in extension of the antral surface and increase of sinus volume. Also the dentist is often consulted with the problem of differential diagnoses of apparent odontalgia and disturbances in the maxillary sinus. The floor is formed by the alveolar process and if the sinus is of an average size is on a level with the floor of the nose.

The most common finding that supports but does not establish a diagnosis of odontogenic sinusitis is mucosal thickening in the inferior maxillary sinus 2 mm is abnormal 10 mm is marked severe. Unilateral and isolated maxillary sinus opacification should raise the possibility of an odontogenic cause. Sign 3 absence of the periodontal ligament pdl space. In some cases the floor can be perforated by the.

Knowledge of the maxillary sinus falls within the sphere of the dentist. Sagittal ct imaging showing the right maxillary sinus obstruction and periapical radiolucent lesions on the buccal roots of the right maxillary first molar perforating the floor of the sinus b. A mucous retention phenomenon is rarely fig. If the sinus is large it reaches below this level.

Unilocular lesion in the left maxilla subjacent to the canine tooth cropped panoramic occlusal and specimen radiographs. Periapical radiograph of the posterior right maxilla c. Citation needed projecting into the floor of the antrum are several conical processes corresponding to the roots of the first and second maxillary molar teeth. The aim of this study was to identify and measure postextraction maxillary sinus pneumatization using fixed reference lines on panoramic radiographs.

The dimensions of the ms can also be different among the gender and ethnic groups. Radiographs demonstrating a left orbit floor fracture and associated opacification of the maxillary sinus hemosinus. Sign 4 darkening of. The maxillary sinus ms is the largest pyramid shaped bilateral air sinus located in the body of the maxilla.

These findings were confirmed on ct which also demonstrated multiple small foci of brain hemorrhagic contusions. Benign neoplasm adenomatoid odontogenic tumor. The clinical exam confirmed a necrotic maxillary right first molar. Sign 1 projection of the root apex in the sinus cavity.