[Clinical laboratory characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of acute odontogenic maxillary sinusitis].
Clinical laboratory characteristics of acute odontogenic maxillary sinusitis are presented. All the patients (n = 132) were examined in accordance with a special diagnostic protocol. Two variants of acute inflammatory process were distinguished: serous and destructive. Conservative and surgical methods of treatment are suggested, depending on the disease pattern and complications. The treatment efficiency is compared to the results of traditional treatment.