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Oroantral fistula

MedGen UID:
45231
•Concept ID:
C0029293
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Fistula, Oroantral; Fistulas, Oroantral; Oroantral Fistula; Oroantral Fistulas
SNOMED CT: Oroantral fistula (109675004); Established oroantral fistula (109675004); Epithelialized oroantral communication (109675004); OAF - oroantral fistula (109675004)

Definition

A fistula between the maxillary sinus and the oral cavity. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOroantral fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment of oroantral communication with Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A systematic review.
Salgado-Peralvo AO, Mateos-Moreno MV, Uribarri A, Kewalramani N, Peña-Cardelles JF, Velasco-Ortega E
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Oct;123(5):e367-e375. Epub 2022 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.03.014. PMID: 35318134
Diagnosing odontogenic sinusitis: An international multidisciplinary consensus statement.
Craig JR, Poetker DM, Aksoy U, Allevi F, Biglioli F, Cha BY, Chiapasco M, Lechien JR, Safadi A, Simuntis R, Tataryn R, Testori T, Troeltzsch M, Vaitkus S, Yokoi H, Felisati G, Saibene AM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2021 Aug;11(8):1235-1248. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/alr.22777. PMID: 33583151
Management of odontogenic sinusitis: multidisciplinary consensus statement.
Craig JR, Tataryn RW, Aghaloo TL, Pokorny AT, Gray ST, Mattos JL, Poetker DM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2020 Jul;10(7):901-912. Epub 2020 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/alr.22598. PMID: 32506807

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Odontogenic Sinusitis with Oroantral Communication and Fistula Management: Role of Regenerative Surgery.
Sabatino L, Lopez MA, Di Giovanni S, Pierri M, Iafrati F, De Benedetto L, Moffa A, Casale M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 May 12;59(5) doi: 10.3390/medicina59050937. PMID: 37241169Free PMC Article
Inflammatory endotype of odontogenic sinusitis.
Craig JR, Dai X, Bellemore S, Woodcroft KJ, Wilson C, Keller C, Bobbitt KR, Ramesh M
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023 Jun;13(6):998-1006. Epub 2022 Nov 8 doi: 10.1002/alr.23099. PMID: 36308740
Management of odontogenic sinusitis: multidisciplinary consensus statement.
Craig JR, Tataryn RW, Aghaloo TL, Pokorny AT, Gray ST, Mattos JL, Poetker DM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2020 Jul;10(7):901-912. Epub 2020 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/alr.22598. PMID: 32506807
Odontogenic sinusitis, oro-antral fistula and surgical repair by Bichat's fat pad: Literature review.
Bravo Cordero G, Minzer Ferrer S, Fernández L
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2016 Mar-Apr;67(2):107-13. Epub 2015 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2015.03.001. PMID: 26481975
Oroantral communication.
Dym H, Wolf JC
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2012 May;24(2):239-47, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2012.01.015. PMID: 22503070

Diagnosis

Odontogenic Sinusitis with Oroantral Communication and Fistula Management: Role of Regenerative Surgery.
Sabatino L, Lopez MA, Di Giovanni S, Pierri M, Iafrati F, De Benedetto L, Moffa A, Casale M
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 May 12;59(5) doi: 10.3390/medicina59050937. PMID: 37241169Free PMC Article
Management of Oroantral Communications.
Bhalla N, Sun F, Dym H
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2021 May;33(2):249-262. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2021.01.002. PMID: 33685787
Diagnosing odontogenic sinusitis: An international multidisciplinary consensus statement.
Craig JR, Poetker DM, Aksoy U, Allevi F, Biglioli F, Cha BY, Chiapasco M, Lechien JR, Safadi A, Simuntis R, Tataryn R, Testori T, Troeltzsch M, Vaitkus S, Yokoi H, Felisati G, Saibene AM
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2021 Aug;11(8):1235-1248. Epub 2021 Feb 14 doi: 10.1002/alr.22777. PMID: 33583151
Multidisciplinary approaches to odontogenic lesions.
Shanti RM, Alawi F, Lee SM, Henderson AJ, Sangal NR, Adappa ND
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020 Feb;28(1):36-45. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000603. PMID: 31851019
A review of oro-antral communications.
Parrish NC, Warden PJ
Gen Dent 2010 Jul-Aug;58(4):312-7. PMID: 20591776

Therapy

Treatment of oroantral communication with Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A systematic review.
Salgado-Peralvo AO, Mateos-Moreno MV, Uribarri A, Kewalramani N, Peña-Cardelles JF, Velasco-Ortega E
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Oct;123(5):e367-e375. Epub 2022 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.03.014. PMID: 35318134
Prognostic factors on periapical surgery: A systematic review.
Serrano-Giménez M, Sánchez-Torres A, Gay-Escoda C
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2015 Nov 1;20(6):e715-22. doi: 10.4317/medoral.20613. PMID: 26449431Free PMC Article
Rhinosinusitis in oral medicine and dentistry.
Ferguson M
Aust Dent J 2014 Sep;59(3):289-95. Epub 2014 Jul 30 doi: 10.1111/adj.12193. PMID: 24861778
Oroantral communication.
Dym H, Wolf JC
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2012 May;24(2):239-47, viii-ix. doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2012.01.015. PMID: 22503070
Otosclerosis surgery.
Palva T, Kärjä J, Palva A
Acta Otolaryngol 1977 Mar-Apr;83(3-4):328-35. doi: 10.3109/00016487709128852. PMID: 855659

Prognosis

Surgical Treatment of Oroantral Communications.
Procacci P, Alfonsi F, Tonelli P, Selvaggi F, Menchini Fabris GB, Borgia V, De Santis D, Bertossi D, Nocini PF
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):1190-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002706. PMID: 27300451
Prognostic factors on periapical surgery: A systematic review.
Serrano-Giménez M, Sánchez-Torres A, Gay-Escoda C
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2015 Nov 1;20(6):e715-22. doi: 10.4317/medoral.20613. PMID: 26449431Free PMC Article
Chronic oroantral fistula: combined endoscopic and intraoral approach under local anesthesia.
Fusetti S, Emanuelli E, Ghirotto C, Bettini G, Ferronato G
Am J Otolaryngol 2013 Jul-Aug;34(4):323-6. Epub 2013 Jan 26 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.12.015. PMID: 23357594
Osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis - a maxillofacial perspective.
Narayanan V, Nirvikalpa N, Rao SK
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2012 Dec;40(8):e426-31. Epub 2012 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2012.02.020. PMID: 22425501
Surgical treatment of oroantral fistulas: a clinical study of 23 cases.
Yalçın S, Oncü B, Emes Y, Atalay B, Aktaş I
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2011 Feb;69(2):333-9. Epub 2010 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2010.02.061. PMID: 21145640

Clinical prediction guides

Oroantral Communications: Clinical Efficacy of a Double-layered Technique With/Without the Palatal Connective Tissue Flap: A Superiority, Single-center, University-based Randomized Clinical Trial.
Baldini N, Giammarinaro E, Ferrari Cagidiaco E, Viviano M, Discepoli N, Parrini S
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Oct 1;34(7):2095-2098. Epub 2023 Jun 5 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009453. PMID: 37276334
Involvement of the maxillary sinus in bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: Radiologic aspects.
Wasserzug O, Kaffe I, Lazarovici TS, Weissman T, Yahalom R, Fliss DM, Yarom N
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2017 Jan 1;31(1):36-39. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2017.31.4395. PMID: 28234151
Alternative method to treat oroantral communication and fistula with autogenous bone graft and platelet rich fibrin.
Kapustecki M, Niedzielska I, Borgiel-Marek H, Różanowski B
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2016 Sep 1;21(5):e608-13. doi: 10.4317/medoral.21037. PMID: 27475687Free PMC Article
Surgical Treatment of Oroantral Communications.
Procacci P, Alfonsi F, Tonelli P, Selvaggi F, Menchini Fabris GB, Borgia V, De Santis D, Bertossi D, Nocini PF
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Jul;27(5):1190-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002706. PMID: 27300451
Oroantral communications. A retrospective analysis.
Hernando J, Gallego L, Junquera L, Villarreal P
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2010 May 1;15(3):e499-503. doi: 10.4317/medoral.15.e499. PMID: 20038901

Recent systematic reviews

Clinical and radiographic assessment and restoration of maxillary sinus function in relation to oro-antral fistula closure: a systematic review.
Bell G, Howard L, Lamont T
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2022 Oct;134(4):432-441. Epub 2022 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2022.02.015. PMID: 35490135
Treatment of oroantral communication with Platelet-Rich Fibrin: A systematic review.
Salgado-Peralvo AO, Mateos-Moreno MV, Uribarri A, Kewalramani N, Peña-Cardelles JF, Velasco-Ortega E
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2022 Oct;123(5):e367-e375. Epub 2022 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.03.014. PMID: 35318134
Interventions for treating oro-antral communications and fistulae due to dental procedures.
Kiran Kumar Krishanappa S, Prashanti E, Sumanth KN, Naresh S, Moe S, Aggarwal H, Mathew RJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 May 27;(5):CD011784. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011784.pub2. PMID: 27231038
Prognostic factors on periapical surgery: A systematic review.
Serrano-Giménez M, Sánchez-Torres A, Gay-Escoda C
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2015 Nov 1;20(6):e715-22. doi: 10.4317/medoral.20613. PMID: 26449431Free PMC Article
The effectiveness of surgical management of oroantral communications: a systematic review of the literature.
De Biasi M, Maglione M, Angerame D
Eur J Oral Implantol 2014 Winter;7(4):347-57. PMID: 25422823

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