Subcutaneous, orbital, and mediastinal emphysema secondary to the use of an air-abrasive device

Quintessence International

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-38

  Liebenberg, William H ^a   Crawford, Bruce J ^b  

^a University of British Columbia ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; ORBIT; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

ADOLESCENT; AIR PRESSURE; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED TECHNIQUE; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; ORBIT; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 0030621774     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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