Title

Evaluation of maxillary sinus pneumatization amongst different age groups and genders: A CBCT based study

Authors

Naazia Shareef¹, Anjali Kumari¹, Archana Sudheer¹, Lovely Kumari¹, Sania Heena² & Meghna Mehta³*

Affiliation

¹Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; ²Department of Periodontology, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India; ³Department of Dentistry, ESIC Medical College, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Naazia Shareff - E-mail: shareefnaazia@gmail.com
Anjali Kumari - E-mail: dranjali0112@gmail.com
Archana Sudheer - E-mail: drarchanasudheer@gmail.com
Lovely Kumari - E-mail: cutelovely052@gmail.com
Sania Heena - E-mail: heena.sania@gmail.com
Meghna Mehta - E-mail: mmeghna72@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received January 1, 2026; Revised January 31, 2026; Accepted January 31, 2026, Published January 31, 2026

Abstract

Excessive pneumatization can reduce the available alveolar bone height, increase the risk of surgical complications and limit prosthetic options. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate maxillary sinus pneumatization in 200 adults across three age groups by measuring the distance between the maxillary sinus floor and nasal cavity floor at posterior tooth sites. Men showed significantly greater MSP than women in Groups I and II (p=0.004 and 0.001), while Type I pneumatization predominated across all groups, decreasing from Group I to III. Excessive MSP reduces alveolar bone height, raising surgical risks and limiting prosthetics, with variations by age, gender, and dental status aiding treatment planning.

Keywords

Maxillary sinus, alveolar process, pneumatization, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)

Citation

Shareef et al. Bioinformation 22(1): 163-168 (2026)

Edited by

Vini Mehta

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.