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THE VALUE OF PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MAXILLARY SINUS DISEASES | ||
| IRAQI JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES | ||
| Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 59-64 | ||
| Author | ||
| Tahrir N. N. Aldelaimi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Diseases of the maxillary sinus may create symptoms that the patient might interpret as of dental origin, and conversely, dental diseases may adversely influence the health of the sinus Objective:To interpret the panoramic radiograph of maxillary sinus in a sample from Anbar population, Methods:120 subject aged from 30 to 70 years, mean age 58 years , who underwent orthopantomographic examination for different medical & dental treatment purposes including males (56%) and females (44%) . Panoramic radiographs were taken in College of Dentistry, Anbar University, Ramady City, Anbar. With Cranex – Soredex panoramic x-ray machine (Helsinki, Finland). Results: Normal maxillary sinus were found in (58%) while radiographical changes (maxillary sinus findings) were found in (42%) including mucosal thickening were (32%) and (4%) of the findings were classified as mucous retention cysts. Conclusion:The maxillary sinus findings were more common in fifth decade of life and slightly higher percentage in male group and the majority of findings were found in dentate subjects. Key words :axillary sinus,OPG,Mucosal thickening. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| axillary sinus; OPG; Mucosal thickening | ||
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