Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to detect if there are a correlation
between the maxillary sinus measurements ( height and depth)
with the cranial and facial structures that probably could
estimate a functional matrix rule of the maxillary sinus in the
growth of these structure add to estimate the percent of
increase from age group to another. Materials and Methods:
A digital lateral cephalometric radiographs of 113 males with
class I malocclusion from Mosul city were divided into three
age groups: 14 patients Preadolescent (6-9 years), 70 patients
adolescent (11-15 years) and 29 patients adult (17-42 years)
with measurements taken involving the maxillary sinus height
and depth, maxillary length, mandibular lengths, anterior
facial height(upper and lower parts), posterior facial height
(upper and lower part), cranial base dimensions then a
correlation have been down between the maxillary sinus
height and depth with the related dimensions of the
craniofacial complex. Results: The correlation between the
MSH and the related craniofacial dimensions in the three age
groups showed a significantly positive correlations in nearly
all of the measurement specially at adolescences and adults
with just two significant positive correlations for MRL and
TPFH in preadolescence, on the other hand correlating the
MSH with the related measurement in general in single group
showed a positive significant correlation for all measurement.
While correlating the MSD with the related craniofacial
dimensions showed a significantly positive correlation with
MBL, TML and Nba in adult. For MBL and TML in
preadolescence, but no significant correlation showed in
adolescence, with a significant correlation for MSD with
nearly all the related craniofacial dimensions in all age group
in general. In all measurement the percentage of increase from
preadolescence to adolescence more than that from
adolescence to adult. Conclusions: we could concluded that
in the three age groups the growth of the maxillary sinus
probably may influence the related craniofacial structures as a
functional matrix role in the growth mechanism.
