Endodontic Treatment: A Significant Risk Factor for the Development of Maxillary Fungal Ball

• DOI: 10.3342/ceo.2010.3.3.136
• Publication Date: 2010-10-04T00:16:13Z
• Authors: Ga Young Park; Hyo Yeol Kim; Jin-Young Min; Hun-Jong Dhong; Seung-Kyu Chung
• Keywords: R; Fungal ball; Maxillary sinus; Endodontics; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Endodontic treatment; Otorhinolaryngology; RF1-547; Fungal sinusitis; Medicine; Original Article

The risk factors for maxillary fungal ball are largely unknown. aim of this study was to determine whether endodontic treatment teeth is a factor development in the sinus, and identify other possible factors.One hundred twelve case patients diagnosed with (FB group) age gender matched control chronic paranasal rhinosinusitis (PNS were included associations between previous ball. In addition, we reviewed dental extraction status underlying disease both groups analyze ball.There 36.3% FB group 16.1% PNS showed evidence on (P<0.001). Even after correction confounding - frequency extractions rate remained higher group. mean number endodontically treated 0.63 0.27, respectively (P=0.001). 20.5% 13.4% has diabetes mellitus (P=0.154).Endodontic significant balls sinus.