Odontogenic sinusitis, a differential diagnosis: Literature review
1 Undergraduate students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca, Ecuador.
2 Specialty in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Professor of the School of Dentistry of the University of Cuenca, Ecuador.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(01), 1241–1247
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.1.0757
Publication history:
Received on 18 March 2023; revised on 26 April 2023; accepted on 29 April 2023
Abstract:
Objective: To analyze the importance of making a good diagnosis of odontogenic sinusitis through searching in different digital databases.
Methodology: A bibliography was carried out in the Pubmed and Scopus databases of studies published between 2017-2022 using keywords. In addition, the Boolean AND operator was used to connect these descriptors and the inquiries were made based on the PICO abbreviation.
Results: 1270 studies were obtained from the two digital databases; from these, 50 were selected after applying exclusion and inclusion criteria.
Conclusion: Odontogenic sinusitis must have a multidisciplinary diagnosis made by joint efforts on behalf of dentists and otolaryngologists. The most frequent odontogenic foci are periapical pathologies, previous surgeries, and molars that are close to the floor of the maxillary sinus. Symptoms and radiographic studies, such as CBCT, should be taken into account.
Keywords:
Odontogenic sinusitis; Maxillary sinusitis; Diagnosis; Clinical examination; Radiography
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