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. 2015 Jul 31:9:282-6.
doi: 10.2174/1874210601509010282. eCollection 2015.

Effect of Septal Deviation, Concha Bullosa and Haller's Cell on Maxillary Sinus's Inferior Pneumatization; a Retrospective Study

Gökhan Göçmen  1 , Mehmet Oğuz Borahan  1 , Sertac Aktop  1 , Asım Dumlu  1 , Filiz Namdar Pekiner  1 , Kamil Göker  1
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Effect of Septal Deviation, Concha Bullosa and Haller's Cell on Maxillary Sinus's Inferior Pneumatization; a Retrospective Study

Gökhan Göçmen et al. Open Dent J. .

Abstract

Maxillary sinus's inferior pneumatization is a physiological process, which increase with time and accelerates following extraction. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of nasal septal deviation (NSD), concha bullosa (CB), and Haller's cells (HC) and to examine the correlation of maxillary sinus inferior pneumatization (MSIP) with these anatomical variations. Material and Methods : 300 (150 m, 150 f) CBCT scans taken at the Marmara University School of Dentistry from 2011 to 2014 were retrospectively reviewed for the presence of CB, NSD, HC and MSIP. The correlation between pneumatization to the anatomic variants was then compared. Data were analyzed with a Chi-square test. Results : Of the 300 CBCT scans, 44.3% have CB, 37.3% NSD, 19.3% HC and 27.7% MSIP. There was no statistical significancewhen comparing the relationship of patients with CB, NSD, HC and pneumatization. Conclusion : NSD, CB and HC do not have a definite role on sinus's inferior pneumatization. Further studies should be conducted including potential factors related pneumatization with more sample size for further correlation with NSD, CB,HC.

Keywords: Concha bullosa; Haller’s cell; maxillary sinus pneumatization; nasal septal deviation.

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Fig. (1)
Coronal CBCT scan demonstrating bilateral maxillary pneumatization (arrows). (a) Right middle concha bullosa (asterisk). Left nasal septal deviation (arrow). Left maxillary pneumatization (arrow) (b) Bilateral middle concha bullosa (asterisk).
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Fig. (2)
Coronal CBCT scans demonstrating bilateral middle concha bullosa (arrows). (b) Right nasal septal deviation (asterisk) (a) Left nasal septal deviation (asterisk). No concha bullosa or Haller's cells is evident.
Fig. (3)
Fig. (3)
Coronal CBCT images showing bilateral (b) and unilateral (a, c) Haller's cells (arrows).
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