Acute subcutaneous laterocervical emphysema and pneumomediastinum secondary to inferior third molar extraction

Subcutaneous laterocervical emphysema and pneumomediastinum are often due to head and neck surgery, but these are uncommon complications of dental procedures. The use of high-speed air-turbine headpieces during dental extractions is sometimes associated with this complication, making simple the spre...

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Main Authors: Roberta Catania, Alfredo La Fianza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
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Online Access:http://www.joomr.org/article.asp?issn=2321-3841;year=2017;volume=5;issue=3;spage=81;epage=83;aulast=Catania