• British dental journal · Jun 2000

    Case Reports

    Surgical emphysema and pneumomediastinum complicating dental extraction.

    • A Ali, D R Cunliffe, and S R Watt-Smith.
    • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
    • Br Dent J. 2000 Jun 10;188(11):589-90.

    AbstractSubcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema is a rare complication of dental extraction and the use of air turbines has often been implicated. We describe a case which highlights a serious complication of the use of an air rotor for the removal of a right second mandibular molar.

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