Clinical communicationCervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema as the result of a dental procedure
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Orbital, mediastinal, and cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema after endodontic retreatment of a mandibular premolar: A case report
2014, Journal of EndodonticsCitation Excerpt :Another useful tool to help identify SCE is CT imaging. CT imaging has been shown to be the superior method of identifying air or gas within tissues (23). Furthermore, emphysema can be distinguished from gases released by necrotizing fasciitis (24).
Cervicofacial subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema caused by air cooling spray of dental laser
2013, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral RadiologyCitation Excerpt :Because subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema can occur during nonsurgical dental procedures, such as restorations and extractions, this suggests that air from the air turbine may enter the tissue even via a minor break in the mucosa.2 In addition, rare cases have been reported following nonsurgical procedures where an air syringe was used to dry the oral mucosa.4,5 The air entry points in these cases were a 4-mm superficial laceration of the buccal mucosa4 and a 2-3-mm deep gingival pocket.5
Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema after operative dentistry: Case report
2011, Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentaria e Cirurgia MaxilofacialIatrogenic pneumomediastinum with extensive subcutaneous emphysema after endodontic treatment: report of 2 cases
2010, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and EndodontologyCitation Excerpt :The features suggestive of pneumomediastinum are dyspnea with a brassy voice, chest or back pain, and Hamman sign, which is a crunching and bubbling sound caused by movement or air accompanying cardiac pulsation.47 Computed tomography is recommended to determine the extent of air in detail, although plain radiographs can detect the pneumomediastinum.48,49 In our cases, patients did not show dyspnea or Hamman sign, but chest pain and significant amounts of air in the mediastinum on CT scans.
Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema after dental extraction detected incidentally by regular medical checkup: a case report
2009, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and EndodontologyCitation Excerpt :Heyman and Babayof2 reviewed 75 reported cases of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum after dental treatment between the years 1960 and 1993. In Table I we review 47 CT-documented cases of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum following dental treatment reported between 1994 and 2008.3,7,11,12,16-54 Of the 47 patients, 16 were male and 31 female.
Causes of subcutaneous emphysema following dental procedures: a systematic review of cases 1993-2020
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