Subcutaneous Emphysema as A Rare Complication Dental Implant Treatment: A Case Report

Subcutaneous emphysema is a complication which is seen rarely in dental treatment and it exists due to the using of high pressure air syringe. The emphysema phenomenon related to dental treatments are generally contained local and medium-sized swelling; therefore, usually, they can not be defined or misdiagnosed. Majority of cases with this complication are recover spontaneously after 3 to 10 days. However, consultation with a physician is necessary to rule out the further complications. A case of subcutaneous emphysema during prosthetic treatment procedure of dental implant in a 41-year-old woman was treated in the Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Ataturk University is presented and the differential diagnosis and management of this condition is discussed in this case report. Our purpose is not to add one more case of emphysema to literature but to show that dentists may cause to this complication using air pressure tools in dental implant procedure during.

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