This article discusses the exciting future of odontogenic sinusitis (ODS) in the context of recent advancements in ODS understanding. It emphasizes the importance of integrating ODS into the broader framework of sinonasal diseases and highlights the need for multidisciplinary collaboration among otolaryngologists and dental specialists to optimize clinical outcomes, research, and education. Key challenges include refining dental and sinus pathophysiologic understandings, establishing widely accepted diagnostic criteria, and optimizing multidisciplinary treatment pathways. The article provides also some tips for how to develop interdisciplinary networks both to improve clinical care and research endeavors.
Keywords: Antibiotic stewardship; Coding; Diagnostic criteria; Multidisciplinary; Odontogenic sinusitis; Patient selection; Pediatrics; Research.
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