Korean J Oral Maxillofac Radiol.  2008 Jun;38(2):95-101.

Positional relationship between the maxillary sinus floor and the apex of the maxillary first molar using cone beam computed tomograph

• Kim KA
• Koh KJ

Abstract

PURPOSE: To assess the positional relationship between the maxillary sinus floor and the apex of the maxillary first molar using cone beam computed tomograph (CBCT).
MATERIALS AND METHODS
CBCTs from 127 subjects were analysed. A total of 134 maxillary first molars were classified according to their vertical and horizontal positional relationship to the maxillary sinus floor and measured according to the distance between the maxillary sinus floor and the maxillary first molar.
RESULTS
Type III (The root projected laterally on the sinus cavity but its apex is outside the sinus boundaries) was dominated between 10 and 19 years and type I (The root apex was not in contact with the cortical borders of the sinus) was dominated (P<0.05) between 20 and 72 years on the vertical relationship between the maxillary sinus floor and the apex of the maxillary first molar. The maxillary sinus floor was located more at the apex (78.2%) than at the furcation (21.3%) for the palatal root. The distance from the root apex to the maxillary sinus floor confined to type I was increased according to the ages (P<0.05). Type M (The maxillary sinus floor was located between the buccal and the palatal root) was most common (72.4%) on the horizontal relationship between the maxillary sinus floor and the apex of the maxillary first molar.
CONCLUSION
CBCT can provide highly qualified images for the maxillary sinus floor and the root apex of the maxillary first molar.

Keyword

Tomography, Cone Beam Computed, Maxillary Sinus, Maxillary First Molar

MeSH Terms

Floors and Floorcoverings
Maxillary Sinus
Molar