Topographical and anatomical features of the superior sinuses in elderly and old people.

Abstract

Introduction. The increase in the number of diseases of the nose and sinuses in recent years has generated natural scientific interest in this topic, forcing scientists to find new approaches to diagnosis and treatment, as well as improve existing ones. The aim of the study. To find out the development of the maxillary sinuses in elderly and old people. Materials and methods. A study of the topographic and anatomical features of the maxillary sinuses was carried out on 26 preparations of the upper jaws, skulls and sections of the heads of corpses of elderly and senile people using the methods of preparation, morphometry, and radiography. Results. In the old and senile period of human ontogenesis, the maxillary sinus is the most pronounced cavity and is located in the body of the upper jaw. It has the shape of an irregular quadrangular pyramid, the base of which is formed by the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, with the zygomatic process of the maxillary bone as its apex, and is limited by the anterior, upper, posterior, middle and lower walls. The anterior wall of the maxillary sinus is located between the infraorbital margin of the orbit and the cellular process of the maxilla. It is covered with the cheek. On the outer surface of the bone wall under the infraorbital foramen there was a canine fossa, the depth of which was 5.2-8.3 mm. The height of the anterior wall of the sinus was 27.0-35.0 mm. Its transverse size ranged from 18 mm to 23 mm.