Dentist’s drill allergy?

Subcutaneous emphysema of the face and neck can develop following restorative dentistry, particularly when air turbine drills are used. We present a case in which the dentist mistook the subcutaneous emphysema following such a procedure for an allergic/anaphylactic reaction and sent him to the emerg...

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Autores principales: Sainsbury, David, Jaiganesh, Thiagarajan
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21373315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-010-0189-5
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description Subcutaneous emphysema of the face and neck can develop following restorative dentistry, particularly when air turbine drills are used. We present a case in which the dentist mistook the subcutaneous emphysema following such a procedure for an allergic/anaphylactic reaction and sent him to the emergency department in an ambulance. The differential diagnosis and the subsequent management, including the role of oxygen and techniques to prevent such complications, are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-30478602011-03-03 Dentist’s drill allergy? Sainsbury, David Jaiganesh, Thiagarajan Int J Emerg Med Case Report Subcutaneous emphysema of the face and neck can develop following restorative dentistry, particularly when air turbine drills are used. We present a case in which the dentist mistook the subcutaneous emphysema following such a procedure for an allergic/anaphylactic reaction and sent him to the emergency department in an ambulance. The differential diagnosis and the subsequent management, including the role of oxygen and techniques to prevent such complications, are discussed. Springer-Verlag 2010-07-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3047860/ /pubmed/21373315 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-010-0189-5 Text en © Springer-Verlag London Ltd 2010
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3047860/
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