Three-dimensional analysis of the maxillary sinus according to sex, age, skin color, and nutritional status: A study with live Brazilian subjects using cone-beam computed tomography

• Published in: Archives of oral biology 2022-07, Vol.139, p.105435-105435, Article 105435
• Main Authors: Barros, Franciéllen de, Fernandes, Clemente Maia da Silva, Kuhnen, Barbara, Scarso Filho, José, Gonçalves, Marcelo, Gonçalves, Victor, Serra, Mônica da Costa
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 3D images; Cone-beam computed tomography; Forensic anthropology; Forensic dentistry; Human identification; Maxillary sinus
• ISSN: 0003-9969; 1879-1506
• DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2022.105435

To perform three-dimensional measurements (volume and area) of the maxillary sinus, from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images, and to assess potential differences between the left and right sides and a correlation of the measurements to sex, age, skin color, and nutritional status. CBCT images of 161 living Brazilian subjects of both sexes (89 women and 72 men) were used, and three-dimensional measurements of volume and area were made with the beta version of the DDS-Pro™ 2.14.2_2022 software (DPP Systems, Czestochowa, Poland). The inter- and intra-examiner reproducibility of measurements was evaluated with TEM, rTEM, and R. Both maxillary sinus volume and area did not show significant differences between the left and right sides and between the sexes. Volume and area were significantly lower in the age group from 6 to 11 years than in the other two groups (p