Odontogenic sinusitis: An ancient but under-appreciated cause of maxillary sinusitis

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-28

  Patel, Nimish A ^a   Ferguson, Berrylin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dental infections; odontogenic sinusitis; recalcitrant sinusitis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERY; HUMAN; MAXILLA SINUSITIS; ODONTOGENIC SINUSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUSITIS;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUSITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL;

EID: 84856083938     PISSN: 10689508     EISSN: 15316998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e32834e62ed     Document Type: Review

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