Which sinus is involved in a patient with a toothache and sinusitis
Correct Answer: Maxillary
Description: Dental infections are an important source of maxillary sinusitis.
Roots of premolar and molar teeth are related to the floor of sinuses and may be separated only by a thin layer of mucosal covering.
A peripheral dental abscess may burst into the sinus or the root of a tooth during extraction may be pushed into the sinus.
In the case of oroantral fistula following tooth extraction bacteria from the oral cavity enter the maxillary sinus.
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