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ArticleHeliyon2024

The relationship between the dimensions of frontal air sinus and skeletal malocclusions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ahmed Lotf Algahefi, Mohammed Sultan Alak'hali, Esam Halboub, Fei Tong, Abeer A Almashraqi, Labib Hazaa Ghaleb, Li Zhihua, Maged S Alhammadi

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Ahmed Lotf AlgahefiSchool of Stomatology, Nanchang University, The Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Province Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, China.
Mohammed Sultan Alak'haliCollege of Dentistry, Preventive Dental Science Department, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Esam HalboubCollege of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Fei TongSchool of Stomatology, Nanchang University, The Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Province Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, China.
Abeer A AlmashraqiDepartment of Pre-Clinical Oral Health Sciences, College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Labib Hazaa GhalebFaculty of Dentistry, Ibb University, Ibb, Republic of Yemen.
Li ZhihuaSchool of Stomatology, Nanchang University, The Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine, Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Province Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, China.
Maged S AlhammadiOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Objective: The goal of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess whether the dimensions of the frontal air sinus correlate with skeletal malocclusion. Study selection: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched for relevant studies published up to May 23, 2023. The review included observational and retrospective studies that compared the dimensions of the frontal air sinus between different skeletal malocclusions. The PECOS method was used in this study ("Population, Exposure, Comparator, Outcome, and Study design"). The search was done using the following English keywords: "frontal sinus" OR "lateral cephalometric" OR "malocclusion" AND "surface area". Results: Seven studies were included, which involved 1101 participants, of whom 403 were class I, 375 were class II, and 323 were class III. These studies had a moderate risk of bias. The surface area of the frontal sinus in class III was significantly larger than in class I (standardized difference in means (SDM) = -0.971; 95 % CI = -1.147- -0.796; P < 0.001) and in class II (SDM = -1.535; 95 % CI = -1.732- -1.337; P < 0.001). Conclusion: Class III malocclusion is associated with a larger surface area of the frontal sinus compared to classes I and II.

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Frontal sinusLateral cephalometricMalocclusionSurface area

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PMCPMC10824763

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