The maxillary sinus is frequently affected by a range of pathologies that span from inflammatory conditions, such as sinusitis of odontogenic origin, to complications arising from dental interventions ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract An open-label, multicenter study was performed to assess bacteriologic findings associated with chronic bacterial maxillary sinusitis in ...

A newly developed tool can identify bacterial acute sinusitis in preliminary studies, researchers report in an article published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. The ...

Invasive infection with fungi of the Basidiomycota (rusts, smuts, toadstools, mushrooms, and puffballs) is extremely rare. We report such an infection in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus ...

Cone-beam CT (CBCT) helped identify a rare case of a dental implant moving into a man's right ethmoidal sinus in a recent case report, published online on May 27 in Heliyon. An anatomical variant ...

A careful history looking for the subtle symptoms of sinusitis, (as reviewed in the section on Clinical Presentation), must always be the starting point for diagnosing sinusitis. The physical ...

A fungal ball is a mass that develops in your sinuses after you’ve breathed in fungal spores. Medications cannot treat it, but a doctor can surgically remove it. Sinus fungal balls are a type of ...

A 49-year-old woman in Nevada developed foreign body (FB) sinusitis after amalgam restorative material moved from a tooth in her upper jaw into the paranasal sinuses. The case report was published ...

When allergies or a cold leave you sidelined with painful sinus pressure, you want a speedy fix. Fortunately, help is literally at your fingertips. By activating key sinus pressure relief points, you ...