Maxillary sinus and surgical movement of maxilla

Postoperative Complications Following LeFort 1 Maxillary Advancement Surgery in Cleft Palate Patients

“…The reported low incidence of maxillary sinusitis following a LeFort 1 osteotomy (Pereira-Filho et al, 2011;Perko, 1972) was also true for this cohort of patients, with only 3 patients complaining of symptoms. One case of unilateral maxillary sinusitis was associated with a simultaneous infection of an overlying osteosynthesis plate.…”

Repetitive Postoperative Infection after Le Fort I Osteotomy in a Patient with a History of Non-allergic Rhinitis

“…Young and Epker [5] in 1972 reported that anterior maxillary osteotomy produced no pathologic changes in maxillary sinus function. Perko [6] in 1972 reported that postoperative radiographic evidence of maxillary sinusitis was uncommon following osteotomies of the Le Fort I and III type. Nustad et al [7] in 1986 reported that development of sinusitis in patients who had undergone maxillary surgery is uncommon.…”

Sinusitis caused by endodontic materials displaced into the maxillary sinus

“…Sinus mucosa heals after extensive surgery in the sinus, and will also heal after acute sinusitis (2,9). owever, an acute sinusitis may become chronic if treatment is delayed.…”