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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



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