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Evaluations of maxillary sinus pathologies using CBCT imaging.

Gomati Dhande, Rajkumari Gupta, Prarthana G A, Srinivas Murthy S T, Dhanuja Rani J, Tarang K Mehta, Miral Mehta

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Gomati DhandeDepartment of Dentistry, ShriJawahir Hospital, Jaisalmer Medical College, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
Rajkumari GuptaDepartment of Oral Pathology, Vyas Dental College and Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
Prarthana G ADepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rajarajeswari Dental College and Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Srinivas Murthy S TDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Ballari, Karnataka, India.
Dhanuja Rani JDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Ballari, Karnataka, India.
Tarang K MehtaDepartment of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, K M Shah Dental College & Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth Deemed to University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Miral MehtaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Karnavati School of Dentistry, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

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Abstract

The detection of maxillary sinus pathologies is often challenging due to their asymptomatic nature and the limitations of conventional imaging techniques. Therefore, it is of interest to use cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to examine maxillary sinus issues. They reviewed 120 CBCT scans to identify both disease and anatomical differences. Mucosal thickening was the most common finding, followed by sinus opacification and retention cysts. These issues appeared more often in older patients. Thus, CBCT proved to be a reliable way to detect sinus problems and can support better clinical decisions.

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anatomical variationsCone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)dental radiologydiagnostic imagingmaxillary sinusmucosal thickeningsinus pathology

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PMCPMC13545931

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