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- Alexandru Nicolae Mureşan, Carol Antonio Dandoczi, Răzvan Costin Tudose, Sorin Hostiuc, and Mugurel Constantin Rusu.
- Division of Anatomy, Department 1, Faculty of Dentistry, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, RO-020021 Bucharest, Romania.
- Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Apr 27; 60 (5).
AbstractBackground and Objectives: The upper posterior teeth are typically regarded as being exclusively inferior to the maxillary sinus (MS). The expansion of the nasal fossa above the maxillary alveolar base (MAB) needs better investigation. The hypothesis was raised that the MAB in the upper premolar region, which is usually addressed by surgeons for the elevation of the antral floor, is not exclusively beneath the MS. Therefore, we aimed to document the possible upper relations of the MAB as antral, nasal, or both. Materials and Methods: A total of 145 CBCT scans were used to study four types of MAB: type 1-antral; type 2-antral with a palatal recess; type 3-antral and nasal; type 4-nasal. In type 2, the orthoradial width of the alveolar bone, the rectilinear width of the antral floor, and the maximum depth of the palatal recess were measured. For type 3, the MAB width and the straight widths of the antral and nasal segments of the MAB were measured. Results: Type 1 was found in 67.24%, type 2 in 13.45%, type 3 in 16.21%, and type 4 in 3.1% of the 290 MSs investigated. Palatal recesses were found in 11.72% of the MSs on the right side and 15.17% of the MSs on the left side. Types 1 and 2 exhibited strongly statistically significant bilateral symmetry (Pearson's Chi2 = 86.42, p < 0.001). Type 3 correlated equally with contralateral types 1 and 3. The bilateral symmetry for types 1-3 was stronger in the males (Pearson's Chi2 = 47.83, p < 0.001) than in the females (Pearson's Chi2 = 56.96, p < 0.001). There were no statistically significant associations between sex and the unilateral anatomical type. Conclusions: The MAB in the upper second premolar area should not be considered to be exclusively antral during surgeries or in anatomical teaching.
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