Chandran Ajay, Patil Manisha B, Nachiappan S, Panwar Pratyaksha Singh, Nagarajappa Anil Kumar, Kolte Deepak R, Babu J Suresh, Swarnalatha C, Nayyar Abhishek Singh
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Nanded Rural Dental College and Research Center, Nanded, Maharashtra, India.
J Med Signals Sens. 2022 May 12;12(2):138-144. doi: 10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21. eCollection 2022 Apr-Jun.
The aim of the present study was to detect the prevalence of accidental pathological findings in asymptomatic maxillary sinuses in patients referred for head and neck cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) examination for varied reasons.
The present cross-sectional study included a detailed analysis of CBCT scans of 150 patients aged between 18 and 70 years reporting for varied dental complaints for detecting accidental pathological findings in maxillary sinuses while the patients did not have any complaint pertaining to sinuses.
The findings of the present study revealed 58% patients to have pathological findings in maxillary sinuses while they were asymptomatic for sinuses. Furthermore, the prevalence of mucosal thickening was found in 29.3% of the patients while 36.7% patients presented with polypoidal mucosal thickening.
Higher prevalence of pathologies in asymptomatic maxillary sinuses found in the present study emphasized significance of a thorough examination of routine dental patients by dento-maxillofacial radiologists with necessary investigations to be advised in the form of higher imaging modalities like CBCT, if necessary.
本研究的目的是检测因各种原因接受头颈部锥形束计算机断层扫描（CBCT）检查的患者中，无症状上颌窦意外病理发现的患病率。
本横断面研究对150例年龄在18至70岁之间、因各种牙齿问题前来就诊的患者的CBCT扫描进行了详细分析，以检测上颌窦的意外病理发现，而这些患者并无任何与鼻窦相关的症状。
本研究结果显示，58%的患者在上颌窦无症状时存在病理发现。此外，29.3%的患者出现黏膜增厚，36.7%的患者出现息肉样黏膜增厚。
本研究中发现无症状上颌窦病变的患病率较高，强调了牙颌面放射科医生对常规牙科患者进行全面检查的重要性，并在必要时建议采用CBCT等高分辨率成像方式进行进一步检查。
