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Subcutaneous emphysema after dental treatment: a case report
Author(s) -
TORGAY ADNAN,
AYDIN ERDINC,
CILASUN ULKEM,
DURMAZ LALE,
ARSLAN GULNAZ
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01665.x
Subject(s) - medicine , subcutaneous emphysema , dentistry , intensive care medicine , surgery , complication
Summary Subcutaneous emphysema is the condition in which air or other gases penetrate the skin and submucosa causing soft‐tissue distention. This type of emphysema may be traumatic, iatrogenic or may occur spontaneously. This report describes the youngest case of subcutaneous emphysema related to dental treatment that has been documented to date. In addition to the patient's age, the case is of interest because subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication of dental therapy.