ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2019
Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum secondary to dental treatment in a young man.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pronounced mediastinal emphysema after restorative treatment of the lower left molar-a case report and a systematic review of the literature.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Causes of subcutaneous emphysema following dental procedures: a systematic review of cases 1993-2020.British dental journal · 2021Pooled it
- Dental Procedure-Related Emphysema: A Scoping Review of Clinical Presentation, Anatomical Distribution, Management, and Outcomes.Dentistry journal · 2026Review
- Subcutaneous emphysema following a minor dental procedure: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Following a Dental Procedure without Tooth Extraction: A Case Report and Literature Review.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026Review
- Subcutaneous emphysema during surgical gingival depigmentation: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2024Article
- Subcutaneous Emphysema after a Dental Procedure.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2022Article
- Subcutaneous emphysema during mandibular wisdom tooth extraction: Cases series.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Patient-induced progressive facial subcutaneous emphysema masquerading as odontogenic abscess.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema following minor dental procedure: a case report and review of the literature.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2020Review
- Massive acute cervicofacial emphysema following attempted third molar extraction: A case report in effective clinical intervention.National journal of maxillofacial surgeryArticle
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Abstract
The occurrence of cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum is very rare but can be potentially life-threatening. These complications can happen during or after bronchoscopic or dental procedures, esophageal rupture or perforation, infections involving the head and neck and alveolar rupture in the setting of an inciting event such as asthma. The symptoms can appear promptly after the inciting event, but can also be delayed or do not reach maximal intensity for hours. Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema usually occurs during or within minutes to hours after dental treatment and can be easily misdiagnosed as post-procedure swelling or an allergic reaction. We report a 36-year-old male who underwent dental treatment for a fractured left lower molar tooth and subsequently developed extensive subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum. The purpose of this report is to bring attention to the fact that obtaining an accurate diagnosis for this condition is very important and management in a timely manner can prevent serious complications.
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