Garmon W Bell

Associate Specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

The Maxillary Sinus: What the General Dental Team Need to Know Part 4: Dental Implant Treatment and the Effect on Maxillary Sinus Function

While the proximity of the maxillary sinus is important in exodontia and endodontic treatment, a 3-dimensional understanding is vital when placing implants in the posterior maxilla. The shape and...

The Maxillary Sinus: what the general dental team need to know part 3: maxillary sinus disease of endodontic origin

Inflammatory changes of the paranasal sinus lining are generally of an allergenic nature, although these may also occur due to localized or atmospheric irritants. Changes are often identified via...

The Maxillary Sinus: What the General Dental Team Need to Know Part 2: Removal of Teeth; Avoidance and Management of Complications

Dentists will only be aware of a close relation of a tooth to the maxillary sinus through radiographic assessment. Faculty of General Dental Practice guidelines do not support routine radiography...

The Maxillary Sinus: What the General Dental Team Need to Know Part 1: Paranasal Sinus Physiology, Infective Disease and Diagnosis of Pain

The paranasal sinuses are named after the bones within which they lie develop as epithelial outgrowths from the nasal cavity. Named after the maxillary, ethmoid, sphenoid and frontal bones, the...