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Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Frontal Sinus in Koreans

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  • Jeong-Hyun Lee

    (Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental College Dankook Institute for Future Science and Emerging Convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea)

  • Jong-Tae Park

    (Department of Oral Anatomy, Dental College Dankook Institute for Future Science and Emerging Convergence, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea
    Department of Bio Health Convergency Open Sharing System, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea)

Abstract

(1) Background: Among the four paranasal sinuses, the frontal sinus is in the frontal bone. Recent research trends have been focusing on identifying sex based on the frontal sinus. Thus, this study aimed to provide reference data for the frontal sinus in Korean adults by comparing their sizes using a 3D program. Moreover, this study examined the correlation between the size of the frontal sinus and the length of cranial bone. (2) Methods: Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) data were obtained from 60 (male 30, female 30) patients in their 20 s who visited the Department of Dankook University Hospital (DKUDH IRB 2020-01-007). The provided patient CBCT data were utilized to reconstruct the patients’ frontal sinuses and cranial bones in 3D using the Mimics (version 22.0, Materialise, Leuven, Belgium) 3D program. All measurements were analyzed using SPSS (ver. 23.0, IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). (3) Results: By comparing the frontal sinus size of Korean adults according to sex using a 3D program, this study revealed that males had larger frontal sinuses than females. (4) Conclusions: The findings of this study could help in preventing complications that occur in various clinical treatments and analyzing the growth of the frontal sinus in the future.

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  • Jeong-Hyun Lee & Jong-Tae Park, 2022. "Three-Dimensional Evaluation of the Frontal Sinus in Koreans," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9605-:d:880303
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