Abstract
Background: The aim of the present study was to detect the prevalence of accidental pathological findings in asymptomatic maxillary sinuses in patients referred for head and neck cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) examination for varied reasons. Methods: The present cross-sectional study included a detailed analysis of CBCT scans of 150 patients aged between 18 and 70 years reporting for varied dental complaints for detecting accidental pathological findings in maxillary sinuses while the patients did not have any complaint pertaining to sinuses. Results: The findings of the present study revealed 58% patients to have pathological findings in maxillary sinuses while they were asymptomatic for sinuses. Furthermore, the prevalence of mucosal thickening was found in 29.3% of the patients while 36.7% patients presented with polypoidal mucosal thickening. Conclusion: Higher prevalence of pathologies in asymptomatic maxillary sinuses found in the present study emphasized significance of a thorough examination of routine dental patients by dento-maxillofacial radiologists with necessary investigations to be advised in the form of higher imaging modalities like CBCT, if necessary.
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- DOI
- 10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors, 12(2), 138-144
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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APA 7
Chandran, A., Patil, M. B., Nachiappan, S., Panwar, P. S., Nagarajappa, A. K., Kolte, D., Babu, J., Swarnalatha, C., & Nayyar, A. S. (2022). Accidental Pathological Findings in Asymptomatic Maxillary Sinuses in Patients Referred for Head and Neck Cone-Beam Computed Tomography. Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors, 12(2), 138-144. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21
MLA 9
Chandran, Ajay, et al. "Accidental Pathological Findings in Asymptomatic Maxillary Sinuses in Patients Referred for Head and Neck Cone-Beam Computed Tomography." Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors, vol. 12, no. 2, 2022, pp. 138-144. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21.
Chicago (author–date)
Chandran, Ajay, Manisha B. Patil, S. Nachiappan, Pratyaksha Singh Panwar, Anil Kumar Nagarajappa, Deepak Kolte, Jagapathi Babu, C. Swarnalatha, and Abhishek Singh Nayyar. 2022. "Accidental Pathological Findings in Asymptomatic Maxillary Sinuses in Patients Referred for Head and Neck Cone-Beam Computed Tomography." Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors 12 (2): 138-144. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21.
Harvard
Chandran, A., Patil, M. B., Nachiappan, S., Panwar, P. S., Nagarajappa, A. K., Kolte, D., Babu, J., Swarnalatha, C. and Nayyar, A. S. (2022) 'Accidental Pathological Findings in Asymptomatic Maxillary Sinuses in Patients Referred for Head and Neck Cone-Beam Computed Tomography', Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors, 12(2), pp. 138-144. doi:10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21.
Vancouver
Chandran A, Patil MB, Nachiappan S, Panwar PS, Nagarajappa AK, Kolte D, et al. Accidental Pathological Findings in Asymptomatic Maxillary Sinuses in Patients Referred for Head and Neck Cone-Beam Computed Tomography. Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors. 2022;12(2):138-144. doi:10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21
IEEE
A. Chandran, M. B. Patil, S. Nachiappan, P. S. Panwar, A. K. Nagarajappa, D. Kolte, J. Babu, C. Swarnalatha, and A. S. Nayyar, "Accidental Pathological Findings in Asymptomatic Maxillary Sinuses in Patients Referred for Head and Neck Cone-Beam Computed Tomography," Journal of Medical Signals and Sensors, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 138-144, 2022, doi: 10.4103/jmss.jmss_96_21.