Patient Concerns: A 49-year-old female patient first presented to our hospital complaining of right nasal congestion, rhinorrhoea and cheek pain. Diagnosis: Computed tomography (CT) accidentally revealed the inward bowing of the left maxillary sinus, which is a typical sign of CMA ...
Moreover, although specialists’ endoscopic findings were used to diagnose CRS, some patients may have had polyps or discharge in the posterior part of the nasal cavity (for example, the posterior ethmoid sinus or sphenoid sinus), which are difficult to detect and may have remained undiagnosed. ...
@kylee07drg – I suppose they can vary in severity, but I had a particularly bad maxillary sinus infection, and I had to get antibiotics to treat it. The worst part about it was the painful pressure I felt in my face. It was almost like a toothache, but the pain was higher up. I...
Maxillary Sinusitis Kandasamy Ganesan and Neelam Rathod 23 23.1 Introduction Sinusitis, also known as rhinosinusitis with the association of rhinitis, is a common presentation within the primary care setting, due to the effect it can have on individuals' quality of life. It is defined ...
Two patients had bilateral, 6 patients had left and 6 patients had right maxillary sinus mucoceles. On presentation, cheek pressure or pain was reported in 5 patients, nasal drainage in 5, nasal obstruction or congestion in 10. In addition, one patient had proptosis of the eye and cheek ...
This study aimed to evaluate the association between periodontitis and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) via cone-beam-computed tomography (CBCT) using the Lund–Mackay staging system. CBCT images from different departments of the school of dentistry, at Prin
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) RT-PCR test—because the clinical manifestations of rhinosinusitis are similar to the symptoms of COVID-19 [23] and patients recover from the illness by conservative ENT treatment—they can still receive a maxillary implant with or without a sinus lift. ...
@kylee07drg – I suppose they can vary in severity, but I had a particularly bad maxillary sinus infection, and I had to get antibiotics to treat it. The worst part about it was the painful pressure I felt in my face. It was almost like a toothache, but the pain was higher up. I...
In chronic rhinosinus disease, the nasal congestion or discharge persists for 8 to 12 weeks, but pain is unlikely to be a symptom except during acute exacerbations. Dentists rarely see this form, which is a bacterial rather than viral disease. Stasis can develop in the maxillary sinus because...