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Q: What is another name for the maxillary sinus?
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What is the name of the paranasal sinuses?

paranasal sinus include frontal sinus, the maxillary sinus, the ethmodial sinuses, and the spheniodal sinus.


What is the sinus cavity?

The maxillary sinus


What is lavage of maxillary sinus?

well the definition of the word Lavage means to "wash out an organ" so lavage of the maxillary sinus mean to wash out the maxillary sinus.


What is the largest sinus cavity?

The maxillary sinus


Is mastoid and maxillary sinus the same thing?

No mastoid and maxillary sinus are two different bones


Mucosal thickening in the right maxillary sinus?

It means there is fluid in that sinus. You have a right & a left maxillary sinus. Sometimes one can be worse than the other or only one can be infected.


What is the names of the major paranasal sinuses?

paranasal sinus include frontal sinus, the maxillary sinus, the ethmodial sinuses, and the spheniodal sinus.


What is a large cavity within a maxillary bone?

Sinus


What is the medical term meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening into the maxillary sinus?

Antrostomy is the medical term meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening into the maxillary sinus.


Does maxilla bone contain a sinus?

Yes. The maxillary sinus, one on either side of your nose.


What are maxillary used for?

First of all, your maxillary is part of your upper jaw and face. You have the maxillary sinuses that are generally the ones that get infected, along with the rest of the sinus system.


Is it possible to have a sinus infection in half your sinus cavities?

Absolutely. I had a ct scan of sinuses recently and only 1 maxillary sinus is infected.