TY - JOUR
AU - Rosenberg, Edwin S.
AB - and right side of the face was noted. (Figs. 2 and 3). Subcutaneous Emphysema The swelling was nontende r and pitte d on palpation. There was marked crepitation. N o color changes were during Periodontal Surgery: observed in the overlyin g skin . The patient described a feeling of fullness in his face and limitation o f opening Report of a Case of the eye on the affected side. H e had no difficulty i n breathing or swallowing. O n the basis of the clinical findings a diagnosis o f by S.E . was established . The wound was close d and the patient was reassured. Antibiotics were prescribed. MAR K B . SNYDER, D.M.D. * Postoperatively, the periorbital swelling disappeared EDWI N S. ROSENBERG, B.D.S., H.DIP. within 24 hours. A t that time the patient had a golf ball-sized swelling overlying the body of the mandible DENT.† and he described a "crackling " sensation in the tissues. Withi n 96 hours the swelling ha d completel y resolved SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA (S.E.) is a condition cre­ and healing was otherwise uneventful. ated by the introductio n of ai r or other gases into the DISCUSSION soft tissues resulting 
TI - Subcutaneous Emphysema during Periodontal Surgery: Report of a Case
JF - Journal of Periodontology
DO - 10.1902/jop.1977.48.12.790
DA - 1977-12-01
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SP - 790
EP - 791
VL - 48
IS - 12
DP - DeepDyve
ER -