International Journal of Dentistry

Research Article

3D Evaluation of Maxillary Sinus Using Computed Tomography: A Sexual Dimorphic Study

Table 1

Distribution of maxillary sinus dimensions measured on CT.
DimensionsMean ± SD
MalesFemales
MLR3.301 ± 3.2102.485 ± 0.4401.257
SLR3.166 ± 0.5152.922 ± 0.5391.264
APR3.576 ± 0.4133.376 ± 0.4131.637
MLL2.618 ± 0.5482.443 ± 0.4231.610
SLL3.170 ± 0.5022.931 ± 0.5451.708
APL3.559 ± 0.3853.384 ± 0.3881.064
MLR: mediolateral dimension of right maxillary sinus, SIR: superoinferior dimension of right maxillary sinus, APR: anteroposterior dimension of right maxillary sinus, MLL: mediolateral dimension of left maxillary sinus, SIL: superoinferior dimension of left maxillary sinus, and APL: anteroposterior dimension of left maxillary sinus.