The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography Analysis
Apical periodontitis may be associated with odontogenic sinusitis in cases where the apex of the root is close to, or even within, the maxillary sinus. This study investigated the anatomical relationship between the cortical sinus floor and the root apices of maxillary molars in relation to age and...
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| author | Thaysa Menezes Constantino Marília Fagury Videira Marceliano-Alves Vivian Ronquete Ana Grasiela da Silva Limoeiro Pablo Andres Amoroso-Silva Mariano Simon Pedano Tchilalo Boukpessi Fábio Vidal Thais Machado de Carvalho Coutinho |
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| description | Apical periodontitis may be associated with odontogenic sinusitis in cases where the apex of the root is close to, or even within, the maxillary sinus. This study investigated the anatomical relationship between the cortical sinus floor and the root apices of maxillary molars in relation to age and gender. Two hundred cone-beam computed tomography exams (FOV 5 × 5 cm or 8 × 8 cm) were evaluated to determine the proximity of the roots of the molars to the maxillary sinus, according to age group and gender. The maxillary second molar is the tooth with the closest contact with the maxillary sinus, mainly the mesial–buccal root. In maxillary first molars, the palatal root is the nearest one and sometimes lies inside the sinus. Considering the age factor, in the elderly group, lower distances were found for all roots for the male group. In the elderly group, the only difference was found in the female distobuccal root of tooth 16, which was found to be shorter than the males (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, the distance between the cortical bone of the maxillary sinus and the root apices varies considerably, and smaller distances were found in older females and for the upper second molar, especially the mesial–buccal root. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-135905e924bd43749fcbadfa931ea76d2025-08-20T03:27:43ZengMDPI AGSinusitis2673-351X2025-05-0191910.3390/sinusitis9010009The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography AnalysisThaysa Menezes Constantino0Marília Fagury Videira Marceliano-Alves1Vivian Ronquete2Ana Grasiela da Silva Limoeiro3Pablo Andres Amoroso-Silva4Mariano Simon Pedano5Tchilalo Boukpessi6Fábio Vidal7Thais Machado de Carvalho Coutinho8Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu 28300-000, RJ, BrazilDepartment of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), BIOMAT—Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumEndodontics Department, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu 28300-000, RJ, BrazilDepartment of Dentistry, Endodontics and Dental Materials, Bauru Dental School, University of Sao Paulo, Bauru 14040-901, SP, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Dentistry, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu 28300-000, RJ, BrazilDepartment of Oral Health Sciences, KU Leuven (University of Leuven), BIOMAT—Biomaterials Research Group & UZ Leuven (University Hospitals Leuven), Dentistry, 3000 Leuven, BelgiumLaboratory of Orofacial Pathologies, Imaging and Biotherapies, School of Dentistry, Laboratoire d’Excellence INFLAMEX, Université Paris Cité, URP 2496, Montrouge, 75006 Paris, FranceDepartment of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro 22640-100, RJ, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Dentistry, Iguaçu University, Nova Iguaçu 28300-000, RJ, BrazilApical periodontitis may be associated with odontogenic sinusitis in cases where the apex of the root is close to, or even within, the maxillary sinus. This study investigated the anatomical relationship between the cortical sinus floor and the root apices of maxillary molars in relation to age and gender. Two hundred cone-beam computed tomography exams (FOV 5 × 5 cm or 8 × 8 cm) were evaluated to determine the proximity of the roots of the molars to the maxillary sinus, according to age group and gender. The maxillary second molar is the tooth with the closest contact with the maxillary sinus, mainly the mesial–buccal root. In maxillary first molars, the palatal root is the nearest one and sometimes lies inside the sinus. Considering the age factor, in the elderly group, lower distances were found for all roots for the male group. In the elderly group, the only difference was found in the female distobuccal root of tooth 16, which was found to be shorter than the males (<i>p</i> < 0.05). In conclusion, the distance between the cortical bone of the maxillary sinus and the root apices varies considerably, and smaller distances were found in older females and for the upper second molar, especially the mesial–buccal root.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-351X/9/1/9maxillary anatomycone-beam computed tomographymaxillary sinus |
| spellingShingle | Thaysa Menezes Constantino Marília Fagury Videira Marceliano-Alves Vivian Ronquete Ana Grasiela da Silva Limoeiro Pablo Andres Amoroso-Silva Mariano Simon Pedano Tchilalo Boukpessi Fábio Vidal Thais Machado de Carvalho Coutinho The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography Analysis Sinusitis maxillary anatomy cone-beam computed tomography maxillary sinus |
| title | The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography Analysis |
| title_full | The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography Analysis |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography Analysis |
| title_short | The Effect of Age and Gender on the Distance Between the Maxillary Sinus Cortical Bone and Maxillary Molars: A Cone-Beam Tomography Analysis |
| title_sort | effect of age and gender on the distance between the maxillary sinus cortical bone and maxillary molars a cone beam tomography analysis |
| topic | maxillary anatomy cone-beam computed tomography maxillary sinus |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-351X/9/1/9 |
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