[Contribution of panoramic tomography in exploration of maxillary sinuses (author's transl)].
Panoramic tomography (orthopantomography) is useful in exploration of maxillary sinuses, specially of its floor and its connection with teeth alveoles. Interest of this examination in the diagnosis of sinusian cyst of polypus, apical teeth cyst growing in the sinus, fistula from mouth to sinus, repeating sinusitis by dental infectious focus, sinusian stranger corps and finally, in the schedule or surveillance of the extension of sinus maxillary cancer to the posterior wall, particularly to the pterygomaxillary fossae.
D000368:Aged; D002610:Cheek; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011127:Polyps / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Apport de la radiographie panoramique dans l'exploration des sinus maxillaires.