بررسي شيوع سينوزيت ادنتوژنيك در بيماران مبتلا به سينوزيت فكي مراجعه كننده به بيمارستان اميراعلم (1379-1370)

A study on the prevalence of odontognic sinusitis among the patients with maxillary sinusitis referred to Amir Aalam hospital (1991-2001)(Research)

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of dental factors causing maxillary sinusitis inorder to help the dentists to prevent it, to overcome the probable side effects and in some cases to provide and early dental treatment. In this study, which reviewed the records of the patients affected with maxillary sinusitis during the last ten years, the predisposing factors were divided into dental and non-dental origins. The whole records of maxillary sinusitis were estimated as 158, from among than 29 patients had dental origin (18.35%). Another finding-of the present study was the predominance of male patients (68-96%) against females. The most cases of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis were in their fourth decade of life. 86;2% of the odontogenic maxillary sinusitis were caused by iatrogenic factors which were attributed mostly to the first maxillary molar. Amir Aalam hospital is Tehranʹs E.N.T hospital. In this study, conducted in the mentioned hospital, 158 records of patients with maxillary sinusitis were investigated and infections of dental origin were found as the reason of their return. The samples under study consisted of dental in fections, false root canal therapy and odontogenic cysts.