Occurrence of pneumomediastinum due to dental procedures

Mehmet Ali Aslaner; Gül Nihal Kasap; Cihat Demir; Meltem Akkaş; Nalan M Aksu

doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2014.05.055

Occurrence of pneumomediastinum due to dental procedures

Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Jan;33(1):125.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.05.055. Epub 2014 Jun 12.

Authors

Mehmet Ali Aslaner¹, Gül Nihal Kasap², Cihat Demir², Meltem Akkaş², Nalan M Aksu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Hacettepe University, Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: maliaslaner@hotmail.com.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Hacettepe University, Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 25027199
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.05.055

Abstract

The occurrence of pneumomediastinum and massive subcutaneous emphysema due to dental procedures is quite rare. We present a case of pneumomediastinum and massive subcutaneous emphysema that occurred during third molar tooth extraction with air-turbine handpiece.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology*
Molar, Third / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tooth Extraction / adverse effects*