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Table 2 Comparison of the anatomic variations in Polish and Turkish Cypriot populations

From: A comparative study of paranasal sinus and nasal cavity anatomic variations between the Polish and Turkish Cypriot Population with CBCT

Variations

Polish Population

Turkish Cypriot Population

P value

Frontal sinus hyperpneumatization

4.5% *

22.9% *

˂ 0,05

Frontal sinus hypoplasia

16.7% *

7.6% *

˂ 0,05

Interfrontal sinus septa cell

44.1%

41.8%

˃0,05

Crista galli pneumatization

4.2%

4%

˃0,05

Septum pneumatization

44.1% *

54% *

˂ 0,05

 

Right

Left

Both

Right

Left

Both

 

Agger nasi cell

16%

12.1%

55.1%

14.5%

13.1%

54.1%

˃0,05

Supraorbital ethmoid cell

3.1% *

3.9% *

25.4% *

7.9% *

12.2%*

37.7% *

˂ 0,05

Inferior concha bullosa

0.8%

0.8%

1.4%

0.8%

1.4%

-

˃0,05

Concha bullosa

11%

12.1%

31.7% *

14.5%

12.8%

40.7%*

˂ 0,05

Superior concha bullosa

9.6%

8.7%

19.7%

8.8%

13%

18.1%

˃0,05

Haller cell

8.4%

8.4%

23.9% *

9.2%

11.2%

15.6% *

˂ 0,05

Uncinate bulla

3.7% *

2% *

20.5%

11.7% *

7.1% *

23.1%

˂ 0,05

Secondary middle turbinate

-

-

-

0.9%

-

0.3%

˃0,05

Maxillary sinus hypoplasia

4.5%

5.1% *

2.8%

3.9%

0.8% *

2%

˂ 0,05

Secondary superior concha

-

-

0.6%

0.6%

0.3%

0.6%

˃0,05

Ethmomaxillary sinus

13.8% *

6.7%

20.2% *

4.8% *

6.8%

9.1% *

˂ 0,05

Sphenomaxillary plate

1.4% *

7.3%

27% *

4.5% *

8.2%

8.2% *

˂ 0,05

Septum deviation

44.4% *

43.3% *

-

20.9% *

26.2 *

0.8%

˂ 0,05

Internal carotid artery bulging

2.3% *

4.8% *

23.9%

7.3% *

7.5% *

28.2%

˂ 0,05

Onodi cell

18.6%

8.2%

10.4%

12.7%

14.1%

11.9%

˃0,05

Anterior clinoid pneumatization

3.4%

4.5%

4.8%

4.2%

3.1%

6.5%

˃0,05

Posterior clinoid pneumatization

2.5%

2.3%

4.5%

2.3%

1.7%

5.1%

˃0,05

Pterygoid plates pneumatization

6.7%

13.2%

32.6%

9.2%

12%

30.2%

˃0,05