Relation between antral floor and root of tooth in odontogenic maxillary sinusitis of patients taking steroid

Abstract

We study the relation between antral floor and root of tooth in odontogenic maxillary sinusitis of patients taking steroid by means of orthopantomography. Patients taking steroid for years are RA, SLE and PM/DM. Materials in this study were the films of orthopantomography which were taken for medical treatment about odontogenic maxillary sinusitis of 14 patients taking steroid and 14 patients with only sinusitis. The age of patients is 39 to 59. In the result, the root apex of the diseased tooth neared the antral floor in all cases of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis of 14 patients with only sinusitis. On the other hand, in the patients taking steroid, 7 cases was just the same with the relation between antral floor and root of diseased tooth in all cases of patients with only sinusitis. But, the root apex of the diseased tooth was free from the antral floor in cases of odontogenic maxillary sinusitis of 7 patients taking steroid.