Abstract

An air-turbine handpiece was used to section an impacted mandibular third molar in an extraction procedure.While the handpiece was being used, a sudden swelling of regions of the patient's a submandibular and neck was noticed. After stopping the operation, the patient was admitted to a hospital for observation.Chest radiographs showed air in the mediastinal space.

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