Durham Anthropology Journal
Volume 12(2-3) Copyright © 2005, Andrzej Wojtowicz, Katarzyna Sporniak-Tutak, Andrea Montella, Pasquale Bandiera, Maciej Dijakiewicz, Iwona Kochanowska and Kazimierz Ostrowski

The Influence of Human Maxillary Sinus Mucosa on Maxillary Bone Resorption During Pneumatisation Proces

Andrzej Wojtowicz, Katarzyna Sporniak-Tutak, Andrea Montella, Pasquale Bandiera, Maciej Dijakiewicz, Iwona Kochanowska and Kazimierz Ostrowski

Figures

Fig.1. The samples of sections of maxillary sinus wall during embriogenesis (a. 8 week-old, b. 18 week-old) and in control healthy adult patient (c), in allergic chronic sinusitis(d).

Fig 2. The samples of immunohistochemical sections of development of sinus wall (epithelium, mucosa, glandules), expression of MMPI (a. 8 week-old, b. 25 week-old), TGFß(c.), BMP6(d.).

Fig. 3. Algorithm of bone anterior and posterior area evaluated on pantomograms of control healthy and chronic allergics sinusitis in man and woman (method Kresisler Schiltze 2000).

Fig. 4. The anterior and posterior part of maxillary bone area in man and woman: healthy control and suffering chronic allergic sinusitis (mm sq)x + SD.