Cervicofacial and mediastinal emphysema after crown preparation: A rare complication

International Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-144

  Zemann, Wolfgang ^a,b   Feichtinger, Matthias ^a   Kärcher, Hans ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; DYSPNEA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX PAIN; TOOTH CROWN;

CHEST PAIN; CROWNS; DENTAL HIGH-SPEED EQUIPMENT; DYSPNEA; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TOOTH PREPARATION, PROSTHODONTIC;

EID: 34047220612     PISSN: 08932174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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