profession. It is known by various different names: dental orthopedics, dentofacial orthopedics, cranio-mandibular orthopedics, and jaw orthopedics.
Sinus infections often follow a cold and cause pain and pressure in your head and face. Sinusitis can be either acute (sudden) or chronic (long-term). With chronic sinusitis, the infection or inflammation does not completely go away for 12 weeks or more.
In most cases, antibiotics will not help your child. 1  Antibiotics do not work against colds, flu, or bronchitis, because they are viruses. 2  Sinus infections can sometimes be caused by bacteria, but usually the infection clears up on its own in 10 to 14 days. 3  Many common ear infections also clear up on their own without antibiotics. more information...