Cervico-facial emphysema and pneumomediastinum complicating a high-speed drill dental procedure

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 124-125

  Tamir, Sharon ^a   Backleh, George ^a   Hamdan, Kassem ^a   Eliashar, Ron ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dental drill; Emphysema; Pneumomediastinum

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; DRILL; DYSPNEA; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH EXTRACTION;

EID: 13844312606     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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