A Woman With Facial, Neck, and Chest Swelling During Dental Cleaning
A 37-year-old woman with no history of lung disease experienced sudden-onset tearing pain in her jaw several minutes into a routine air-powder dental polishing; chest radiography and computed tomography showed air located in the fascial planes of her neck and mediastinum. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?
Authors
- Yener Aydın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6523-2572)
- Tulga Eğilmez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5644-5672)
- Ali Bilal Ulaş (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3880-2423)
Institutions
- Atatürk University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.5587
- Primary Topic
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00