Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal
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March, 2015, Vol. 17, No. 1

CONTENTS

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Heritability estimates of dental arch parameters in Lithuanian twins
Vilma Švalkauskienė, Kastytis Šmigelskas, Loreta Šalomskienė, Irena Andriuškevičiūtė, Aurelija Šalomskienė, Arūnas Vasiliauskas, Antanas Šidlauskas

3-8

Antimicrobial activity of silver and gold in toothpastes: A comparative analysis
Jonas Junevičius, Juozas Žilinskas, Kęstutis Česaitis, Gabrielė Česaitienė, Darius Gleiznys, Žaneta Maželienė

9-12

A revised approach of human mastication function rehabilitation through monotypical mastication analysis
Gediminas Skirbutis, Algimantas Surna, Rimantas Barauskas, Rimas Surna, Alvydas Gleiznys

13-20

REVIEWS

Oral manifestations of HIV disease: A review
Daiva Aškinytė, Raimonda Matulionytė, Arūnas Rimkevičius

21-28

CASE REPORTS

Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis obscured by midfacial trauma
Regimantas Simuntis, Ričardas Kubilius, Silvija Ryškienė, Saulius Vaitkus

29-32

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Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis obscured by midfacial trauma

Regimantas Simuntis, Ričardas Kubilius, Silvija Ryškienė, Saulius Vaitkus

Summary

We present a case of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis whose sinonasal symptomatology was thought to be the consequence of a previous midfacial trauma. The patient was admitted to the Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery after more than 10 years of exacerbations of sinonasal symptoms, which began to plague soon after a facial contusion. We decided to perform CT of paranasal sinuses, and despite the absence dental symptomatology, the dental origin of sinusitis was discovered. The majority of sinonasal symptoms resolved after appropriate dental treatment, and there was no need for nasal or sinus surgery.

Key words: odontogenic maxillary sinusitis, midfacial trauma.

Received: 30 09 2014

Accepted for publishing: 25 03 2015


1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

2Depatment of Radiology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

3Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania

Regimantas Simuntis1 – D.D.S., doctoral student

Ričardas Kubilius1 – D.D.S., Dr. hab. med., prof.

Silvija Ryškienė2 – Ph.D., assist. prof.

Saulius Vaitkus3 – Ph.D., assoc. prof.

Address correspondence to R. Simuntis, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eivenių 2, 50028 Kaunas, Lithuania.

E-mail address: rsimuntis@yahoo.com