Paranasal Sinuses Flashcards
What type of tissue surrounds/covers the paranasal sinuses?
Respiratory Epithelium
The sinuses are commonly asymmetrical, what does this mean?
They are not exactly the same size/shape bilaterally
How many pairs of sinuses are there? What are their names?
4 Frontal Sphenoid Ethmoid Maxillary
What is the name of the opening of the maxillary sinus?
hiatus semilunaris
A client comes in with a dull tooth ache in their max molar area. During the medical history, the client mentions having a recent head cold and sinus infection. If there are no dental disorders present, what is the most likely cause of this ache? Explain your answer
Most likely a sinus infections
Max sinus are in very close proximity to max posterior teeth
mimics toothache - nerve supply same to teeth as to maxillary sinus so pain records from teeth where sinus is adjacent to
What are the functions of the paranasal sinuses?
lighten the bone
sound resonance
mucus production
