Bilateral cervicofacial, axillary, and anterior mediastinal emphysema: A rare complication of third molar extraction

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 996-999

  Capes, Jeffrey O ^a,b   Salon, Joel M ^a   Wells, David L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOLAR TOOTH; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 0032786543     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2391(99)90024-1     Document Type: Article

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