Abstract:ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGYWasson1 presents a roentgen study of the changes in the nasal sinuses after birth to determine at what time the sinuses become fully aerated and what influence this might have on subsequent events with reference to the respiratory tract. He concludes that, in general, the antrums and the ethmoid sinuses of an infant do not become fully aerated until from four to eight weeks after birth and that the state of aeration is an important influence on the condition of these sinuses during the fi… Show more
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