Volumetric measurement of maxillary sinus and its correlation with craniofacial pattern in an Egyptian population: A retrospective cross-sectional study 
Noor El-Din, R., Ahmed, D., Hussien, R. (2025). Volumetric measurement of maxillary sinus and its correlation with craniofacial pattern in an Egyptian population: A retrospective cross-sectional study . EKB Journal Management System, 71(2), 1367-1373. doi: 10.21608/edj.2025.350321.3336
Radwa Haitham Noor El-Din; Dina Fahim Ahmed; Reham Ashraf Hussien. "Volumetric measurement of maxillary sinus and its correlation with craniofacial pattern in an Egyptian population: A retrospective cross-sectional study ". EKB Journal Management System, 71, 2, 2025, 1367-1373. doi: 10.21608/edj.2025.350321.3336
Noor El-Din, R., Ahmed, D., Hussien, R. (2025). 'Volumetric measurement of maxillary sinus and its correlation with craniofacial pattern in an Egyptian population: A retrospective cross-sectional study ', EKB Journal Management System, 71(2), pp. 1367-1373. doi: 10.21608/edj.2025.350321.3336
Noor El-Din, R., Ahmed, D., Hussien, R. Volumetric measurement of maxillary sinus and its correlation with craniofacial pattern in an Egyptian population: A retrospective cross-sectional study . EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 71(2): 1367-1373. doi: 10.21608/edj.2025.350321.3336

Volumetric measurement of maxillary sinus and its correlation with craniofacial pattern in an Egyptian population: A retrospective cross-sectional study 

Egyptian Dental Journal
Volume 71, Issue 2 - Serial Number 3, April 2025, Page 1367-1373  XML PDF (861.24 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2025.350321.3336
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Authors
Radwa Haitham Noor El-Din email orcid 1; Dina Fahim Ahmedorcid 2; Reham Ashraf Hussienorcid 3
1MSc Student, Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University
2Associate Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University
3Instructor, Faculty of Dentistry , Cairo Unviresity
Abstract
Abstract
Aim
The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between the volume of maxillary sinus and various craniofacial patterns in a sample of Egyptian population with fully developed maxillary sinus using CBCT scans.
Methodology
39 craniofacial CBCT scans of healthy individuals who were 18 years or older with complete dentition were collected retrospectively as DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) file format. Reformatted lateral cephalometric radiographs were obtained from the CBCT scans using PLANMECA ROMEXSIS software to assess the skeletal patterns (class I-II-III) of the individual through Cephalometric angular measurement (ANB). Volumetric measurement of both maxillary sinuses for each individual was conducted by MIMICS medical 21.0 software through semiautomatic segmentation via global thresholding.
Results
For all measurements; there were excellent intra and inter-observer agreement with statistical significance (ICC>0.9, p<0.001). Regardless of side, there were no significant associations between different sinus measurements and craniofacial classification. However, there was significant correlation between maxillary sinus volume and gender.



Conclusion
There is no significant correlation between maxillary sinus volume and craniofacial pattern in this sample of Egyptian population. Meanwhile, males showed greater maxillary sinus volume than females.
Keywords
Keywords: craniofacial patterns; CBCT; segmentation; volumetric measurement
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