Chronic Odontogenic Rhinosinusitis: Optimization of Surgical Treatment Indications.

Regimantas SimuntisRičardas KubiliusPaulius TusasMarijus LeketasJustinas VaitkusSaulius Vaitkus

Published in: American journal of rhinology & allergy (2020)

Our study revealed that extraction of causative tooth is an effective treatment of chronic odontogenic rhinosinusitis caused by apical periodontitis. CT criteria are not valuable indicator for sinus surgery, but persistence of malodor after 2 weeks is the strongest indication for this type of treatment.

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