Middle meatal antrostomy is created with a backbiting ... sinus is incised and moved anteriorly to provide access. The maxillary sinus is typically approached by a sublabial incision (Caldwell ...

Antrostomy: A surgical procedure that creates an opening in the maxillary sinus to improve drainage. This Nature Research Intelligence Topic summary is one of 30,000 created with generative AI and ...

Bacterial growth on cultures obtained from the nose or nasopharynx, and growth on those obtained with sinus aspiration or open antrostomy ... on the condition of the maxillary and frontal sinuses.