Hyperaeration of the sphenoid sinus: Cause for concern?

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 506-510

  Carter, Laurie C ^a,c   Pfaffenbach, Amy ^b   Donley, Maureen ^b  

^a Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Imaging Clinic   (United States)

^b Department of Restorative Dentistry ^*

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID SINUS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID SINUS; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033210899     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(99)70071-5     Document Type: Article

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