Maxillary Sinus Volume in COPD and Asthma: A CBCT-Based Retrospective Study
European annals of dental sciences (Online), cilt.52, sa.3, ss.168-174, 2025 (TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 52 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.52037/eads.2025.0025
- Dergi Adı: European annals of dental sciences (Online)
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.168-174
- Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the maxillary sinus volumes of healthy individuals and patients with asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) based on age and gender using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) images. Materials and Methods: CBCT images of a total of 125 patients in the Radiology archive of Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry were evaluated retrospectively. The volumes of bilateral maxillary sinuses in COPD (n=40), asthma (n=43), and healthy patients (n=42) were measured using Materialise Mimics (Materialise NV, Leuven, Belgium). The findings were analyzed statistically according to age and gender. The significance level was determined as p<.05. Results: The study was conducted with a total of 125 patients, of whom 61.6% (n=77) were female and 38.4% (n=48) were male. The ages of the participants ranged between 19 and 89 years, with a mean age of 48.36±19.13 years. There was no statistically significant association between the ages of the subjects in the healthy, COPD, and asthma groups and the right and left sinus volumes (p>0.05). The right and left maxillary sinus volumes of the subjects in the healthy group were significantly higher than those in the COPD and asthma groups (p=0.001, p=0.001, and p<0.01). The mean difference of 711.82±1993.99 units in the left sinus measurement compared to the right sinus measurement of male subjects in the healthy group was statistically significant (p=0.011; p<0.05). The difference between right and left sinus measurements of male and female subjects in COPD and asthma groups was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusions: CBCT is a practical and effective imaging modality for the evaluation of maxillary sinuses. Our findings suggest that chronic inflammatory respiratory diseases like COPD and asthma may be associated with altered maxillary sinus dimensions. This study will guide future research by measuring maxillary sinus volume in patients with COPD and asthma compared to healthy subjects.