Evaluation of septas in maxillary sinus with cone-beam computed tomography

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the prevalence of maxillarysinus septa (MSS) in a Turkish population, using cone-beam computedtomography (CBCT).Methodology: The CBCT images of 350 untreated patients (178 male,172 female ranging in age between 18 and 65) were included in this study.The presence or absence of MSS was determined in axial, sagittal, andcoronal planes by considering gender and side. For statistical evaluation,a chi‐square test was used to determine any differences in the prevalenceof MSS with significance set at 5%.Results: MSSs were observed in 201 out of 700 sides (28.71%) and 141 outof 350 patients (40.28%), of which, 70 were in males and 71 in females.MSS were also observed in a higher prevalence on the bilateral side.(17.14%). Female patients showed higher prevalence (41.27%) than themale patients (39.32%).Conclusions: MSS was observed in 40.28% of examined Turkish subjectsand detected more frequently in females and on the bilateral side.