Maxillary Sinus Pneumatization and Its Relationship with Vitamin D Deficiency; A Cross Sectional Study

Objectives: To identify any correlation and its severity with the levels of serum vitamin D with the level of maxillary sinus pneumatization. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional survey. Setting: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore. Materials and Methods: A sample size of 100 subjects met the inclusion criteria. Serum Vitamin D levels of the patients was done using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, also known as LC/MS/MS. While level of sinus pneumatization was recorded according to Sharan and Majdar classification of maxillary sinus pneumatization. Data was collected and entered into the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25.0 for analysis. Parametric analysis was performed that included the Pearson’s Chi- Square test to determine an association between excessive maxillary sinus pneumatization and hypovitaminosis. A p-value of <0.05 was defined as the level of significance. Results: A statistically significant relationship was found between levels of hypovitaminosis and levels of pneumatization with a chi square value to be 0.002 (p<0.05) While there was no statistically significant relationship of age or gender with levels of maxillary sinus pneumatization and hypovitaminosis D (p>0.05). Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between levels of hypovitaminosis and levels of pneumatisation.