Investigating the anatomical relationship between the maxillary molars and the sinus floor in a Chinese population using cone-beam computed tomography.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The anatomical relationship between the root apices of maxillary molars and the maxillary sinus floor (MSF) is important for the treatment of dental implantations and endodontic procedures. In this study, the detailed anatomical relationships between the root apices of maxillary molars and the MSF were studied in a Chinese population using CBCT.

Methods

We collected the CBCT data files of patients who visited the stomatology outpatient clinic in Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital, Fudan University from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2019 and measured the following items: the distance between the molar root apices and the MSF, the thickness of the mucosa and cortical bone of the MSF closest to the root apices, and the angle between the buccal and palatal roots.

Res

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6915992 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature