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InêsI Guerra-Pereira¹, Paula Vaz, Ricardo Faria-Almeida

¹Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry of Oporto University, Rua Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva, 4200 - 393 Porto - Portugal, ipereira@fmd.up.pt.

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Dental disease is a common cause of maxillary sinusitis. Computed tomography (CT) effectively detects odontogenic factors, aiding in diagnosing this condition, especially in Portuguese Caucasian patients.

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Area of Science:

Dentistry
Radiology
Otolaryngology

Background:

Dental root proximity to the sinus floor suggests dental disease as a sinusitis cause.
Maxillary sinusitis often links to odontogenic infections.
Portuguese Caucasian population studied.

Purpose of the Study:

Assess prevalence of maxillary sinus pathology in dental disease patients.
Evaluate computed tomography (CT) for detecting apical periodontitis and odontogenic sinusitis causes.
Analyze CT performance in diagnosing odontogenic sinusitis.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cohort study of 504 patients.
Analysis of CT scans (axial, coronal, sagittal) for sinus and dental pathology.
Patients from a specialized oral surgery dental clinic.

Main Results:

32.40% had normal sinuses.
29.00% showed both etiological and imaging findings.
20.60% had imaging changes only; 18.00% had etiological factors only.

Conclusions:

Radiological imaging, particularly CT, is crucial for diagnosing maxillary sinus pathology.
CT scans are excellent tools for complementing odontogenic sinusitis diagnosis.
CT aids in identifying dental causes of sinusitis.