The incidence of maxillary sinus retention cysts in orthodontic patients.
Maxillary sinus retention cysts are occasionally found on dental radiographs. The objective of this study was to verify the frequency of maxillary sinus retention cysts in consecutive panoramic radiographs from 173 patients (77 males, 96 females) in an orthodontic office. The chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. Ten patients (5.8%) of the total sample presented a maxillary sinus retention cyst. Males had a higher frequency (9.1%) than females (3.1%), but this difference was not significant (P>.05). Overall, the frequency of maxillary sinus retention cysts in orthodontic patients is rather low and does not differ from the general population.
Bósio
José Antônio
JA
Orthodontics, Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. jose.bosio@marquette.edu
Tanaka
Orlando
O
Rovigatti
Enzio
E
de Gruner
Silvia Kahn
SK
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data