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Influence of Caldwell-Luc operation on developing permanent teeth. 1977

M Paavolainen, and R Paavolainen, and J Tarkkanen

The influence of Caldwell-Luc operation on the permanent teeth of school children was studied in a material of 21 six to 14-year-old children, who had undergone, altogether, 30 Caldwell-Luc operations. Ten of the children had also undergone 23 endonasal antrostomies. The control material consisted of a class of 27 healthy school children, their mean age being 10.2 years. Total anesthesia was found in five teeth on the operated side and in one tooth on the non-operated side. Additionally, the operation had caused slight hypesthesia in part of the teeth, mostly in the first incisors. All sensory disturbances were caused by nerve lesion only, and no tooth had died as a result of the operation. The operation could not be shown to be conducive to caries. Correctly performed, Caldwell-Luc operation does not cause serious dental injuries in school children, and is indicated especially in chronic sinobronchitis when conservative methods of treatment fail.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006987	Hypesthesia	Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.	Hypesthesia, Tactile,Hypesthesia, Thermal,Hypoesthesia,Numbness,Impaired Sensation,Reduced Sensation,Hypesthesias,Hypesthesias, Tactile,Hypesthesias, Thermal,Hypoesthesias,Impaired Sensations,Reduced Sensations,Sensation, Impaired,Sensation, Reduced,Sensations, Impaired,Sensations, Reduced,Tactile Hypesthesia,Tactile Hypesthesias,Thermal Hypesthesia,Thermal Hypesthesias
D008297	Male		Males
D008437	Maxilla	One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. A maxillary bone provides tooth sockets for the superior teeth, forms part of the ORBIT, and contains the MAXILLARY SINUS.	Maxillae,Maxillary Bone,Bone, Maxillary,Bones, Maxillary,Maxillary Bones,Maxillas
D008442	Maxillary Nerve	The intermediate sensory division of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The maxillary nerve carries general afferents from the intermediate region of the face including the lower eyelid, nose and upper lip, the maxillary teeth, and parts of the dura.	Alveolar Nerve, Superior,Alveolar Nerves, Superior,Maxillary Nerves,Nerve, Maxillary,Nerve, Superior Alveolar,Nerves, Maxillary,Nerves, Superior Alveolar,Superior Alveolar Nerve,Superior Alveolar Nerves
D008443	Maxillary Sinus	The air space located in the body of the MAXILLARY BONE near each cheek. Each maxillary sinus communicates with the middle passage (meatus) of the NASAL CAVITY on the same side.	Antrum of Highmore,Maxillary Antrum,Maxillary Ostium,Antrum, Maxillary,Highmore Antrum,Maxillary Antrums,Maxillary Ostiums,Sinus, Maxillary
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002908	Chronic Disease	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).	Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003791	Dental Pulp Test	A diagnostic aid used in evaluating the physical health of teeth. It involves using a tool that transmits hot or cold temperatures, or electric currents to a tooth's surface. The sensitivity to hot or cold or to the currents on a tooth can determine if there are problems with that tooth.	Dental Pulp Sensibility Test,Dental Pulp Vitality Test,Electric Pulp Test,Endo-Ice Test,Thermal Pulp Test,Dental Pulp Tests,Pulp Test, Dental,Pulp Tests, Dental,Test, Dental Pulp,Tests, Dental Pulp,Electric Pulp Tests,Endo Ice Test,Endo-Ice Tests,Pulp Test, Electric,Pulp Test, Thermal,Pulp Tests, Electric,Pulp Tests, Thermal,Test, Electric Pulp,Test, Endo-Ice,Test, Thermal Pulp,Tests, Electric Pulp,Tests, Endo-Ice,Tests, Thermal Pulp,Thermal Pulp Tests
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup