2018 Fall |Maxillary Sinusitis of Endodontic Origin
CE Hours: 0.5
Description:The American Association of Endodontists is dedicated to excellence in endodontics and promoting the highest standards of patient care. This following position statement is intended to define and outline Maxillary Sinusitis of Endodontic Origin (MSEO), deliver guidelines for its diagnosis and appropriate treatment, and provide a standard for all dental and medical practitioners who undertake the responsibility of managing patients with this condition. The relationship between dental infections and sinus disease is widely recognized in both the dental and medical literature. Despite extensive scientific recognition and reported high prevalence, periapical infection manifesting in the maxillary sinus remains under-appreciated and frequently goes undiagnosed by dentists, otolaryngologists, and radiologists alike, with its sequelae often misdiagnosed as sinogenic sinusitis. Recognition of MSEO is critical as failure to identify and properly manage the endodontic source pathology will result in the persistence of sinus disease, the failure of medical sinus therapies, and the potential advancement to more serious or even life-threatening cranio-facial infections.
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Describe a maxillary sinusitis of endodontic origin (MSEO) and how periradicular infection can directly cause a maxillary sinus infection.
- Describe the variety of typical symptoms that a patient may experience with MSEO.
- Recognize and describe the various pathological effects and radiographic presentations of periapical inflammation on the maxillary sinus tissues, including periapical mucositis, periapical osteoperiostitis, and sinus obstruction.
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Roderick W. Tataryn, DDS, MS
Dr. Rod Tataryn received his DDS degree in 1989 and Master of Science degree in Endodontics in 1994 from Loma Linda University. He has been in private practice endodontics in Spokane, Washington for 28 years and maintains a faculty position at Loma Linda University School of Dentistry. Dr. Tataryn has served on the Clinical Practice Committee for the American Association of Endodontists, has authored clinical and scientific articles on endodontics, including recent multidisciplinary consensus statements on the diagnosis and management of odontogenic sinusitis. Dr. Tataryn is also a contributing author for several endodontic textbooks including the Sixth and Seventh Editions of "Ingle’s Endodontics", and Torabinejad and Rubinstein's "The Art and Science of Contemporary Surgical Endodontics".
Speaker Disclosure
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
Roderick W. Tataryn, D.D.S.,M.S.
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
