Odontogenic Maxillary Sinusitis: An Underestimated Disease
Journal Title: Journal of Contemporary Medicine and Dentistry - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Maxillary sinusitis is often caused by dental pathologies and dentoalveolar surgical interventions. A misdiagnosis of this disease is still common among otolaryngologists and dentists even though very detailed diagnostic imaging is available all across the world. While the chronic maxillary sinusitis isn't a very serious condition, the complications can be nearly fatal. Objectives: The objective of this review was to show that the early and correct diagnosis of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis is necessary in order to prevent extremely dangerous complications. Methods: A systematic literature review was carried out using PubMed and Google Scholar search engines looking for these keywords: odontogenic, sinusitis, diagnosis, complication. All reviewed publications were published in the English language. We have filtered the articles according to PRISMA criteria. Results: We included 20 publications from PubMed e-database and 2 publications were additionally included after conducting a search using Google Scholar search engine. The purpose of this study was to show how modern technologies and a decent knowledge of medicine and dentistry can prevent this serious disease. Conclusions: A tight cooperation between otolaryngologist and dentist or maxillofacial surgeon together with modern imaging tools is required in order to prevent serious complications of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis.
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Henrikas Rusilas, Elvinas Juzikis
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