Prevalence and Location of Maxillary Sinus Septa in the Syrian Population (Radiological study)

Presence of maxillary septa has been known to be a complicating factor for sinus elevation procedure. This study was aimed at detecting the prevalence, location and height of antral septa in syrianpopulation and to determine whether there is a relationship between the presence of septa and the absence of upper molars . A total of 174 sinuses in 87 patients (59 male and 28 female) aged 27 - 51 years were evaluated through a computed tomography scan analysis . No correlation was observed between the presence of septa and the absence of upper molars.