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Maxillary Sinus

Known as: Maxillary Antrum, Antrum of Highmore, antrum maxillary 
A pyramidal-shaped, thin-walled, air-filled cavity located in the maxilla. It is lined by mucus membrane and periosteum (mucoperiosteum) which… 
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Benign Maxillary Sinus NeoplasmBlood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of cranium

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Left maxillary sinus structureRight maxillary sinus structure

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Nasal sinus

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Long-term changes in graft height after maxillary sinus floor elevation with different grafting materials: radiographic evaluation with a minimum follow-up of 4.5 years
Objective: To compare the vertical dimensional changes with regard to graft height in a long-term follow-up in patients treated… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Maxillary sinus augmentation with anorganic bovine bone (Bio-Oss) and autologous platelet-rich plasma: preliminary clinical and histologic evaluations.
The present article introduces preliminary clinical and histologic evidence on the combination of a platelet-rich plasma and… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Ancestral loss of the maxillary sinus in Old World monkeys and independent acquisition in Macaca.
Cercopithecoid monkeys are unique among primates in that all species (except macaques) lack a maxillary sinus, an unusual… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Augmentation of the maxillary sinus with calcium sulfate: one-year clinical report from a prospective longitudinal study.
The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the clinical and histologic results of a sinus augmentation procedure… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Endonasal microendoscopic pansinusoperation in chronic sinusitis. II. Results and complications.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Hemangiopericytoma of the maxillary sinus and skull base
Since 1949, only 52 cases of hemangiopericytoma (HPC) of the nos eand paranasal sinuses have been reported in the literature. Of… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Mucus production in chronic maxillary sinusitis. A quantitative histopathological study.
A quantitative histological investigation, comprising 47 maxillary sinuses with chronic sinusitis subjected to the whole-mount… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Combined craniofacial resection for locally advanced carcinoma of the head and neck II. Carcinoma of the paranasal sinuses.
Review
1979
Review
1979
Nasolacrimal obstruction after maxillary sinus and rhinoplastic surgery.
Transient nasolacrimal obstruction is a common complication of maxillary sinus, as well as rhinoplastic surgery. Permanent… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Oxygen tension in the human maxillary sinus under normal and pathological conditions.
The pO2 in the maxillary sinus measured with a small pO2 electrode was found primarily to be dependent on the patency of the… 
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