@article{article_827104, title={Is There a Correlation Between Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Indirect Sinus Lifting?}, journal={Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences}, volume={12}, pages={102–106}, year={2022}, DOI={10.33808/clinexphealthsci.827104}, author={Atalı, Onur and Dergin, Gühan and Sarı, Murat}, keywords={benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, maxillary sinus, osteotomy, Schneiderian membrane}, abstract={Objective: The aim of this study is to inform surgeons regarding benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) after indirect sinus lifting <br />procedures and to assess its relationship with age, gender, residual alveolar bone height (RAB), and cortical thickness of the sinus floor. <br />Methods: This study included 138 patients presenting for evaluation and management of BPPV after indirect sinus lifting. Patients with <br />RAB lengths of 5–8 mm had been taken for indirect sinus lifting. Preoperative RAB length and cortical thickness of the sinus floor had been <br />determined by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in each patient. The patients diagnosed with BPPV were promptly treated by an <br />otolaryngologist. Data were assessed by descriptive statistical methods (mean ± standard deviation). Results were evaluated at the p<0.05 <br />significance level, in 95% confidence interval (95% CI). <br />Results: Totally 4 out of 138 of the patients showed BPPV. There was no statistically significant difference between the mean ages and gender <br />ratio between the patients with BPPV [BPPV(+)] and without BPPV [BPPV(-)] groups. It was found that BPPV is 2.48 times more prevalent in <br />patients with RAB criterion values <5.9 mm than in patients with criterion values >5.9 mm. BPPV is 4.54 times more prevalent in patients with <br />a criterion cortical thickness value >0.8 mm than in patients with a criterion value <0.8 mm. <br />Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, patients with cortical thickness values >0.8 mm should be informed before undergoing surgery, <br />and patients exhibiting postoperative symptoms associated with vertigo should be treated promptly.}, number={1}, publisher={Marmara University}