[Subcutaneous emphysema following non-surgical peri-implantitis therapy using an air abrasive device: a case report]

Bassetti, Mario; Bassetti, Renzo; Sculean, Anton; Salvi, Giovanni E. (2014). [Subcutaneous emphysema following non-surgical peri-implantitis therapy using an air abrasive device: a case report]. Swiss dental journal, 124(7-8), pp. 807-817. Schweizerische Zahnärzte-Gesellschaft SSO

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Subcutaneous emphysema are rare complications in periodontology. In most cases, they resolve spontaneously. However, air might disperse into deeper facial spaces causing life-threatening complications such as compression of the tracheobronchial tree or the development of pneumomediastinum. Moreover, microorganisms might spread from the oral cavity into deeper spaces. Hence, rapid diagnosis of subcutaneous emphysema is important. Characteristic signs are both a shiftable swelling and a crepitation. In this case report, the case of a 69-year old man with a subcutaneous emphysema immediately after peri-implantitis therapy with the use of a glycine-based powder air-polishing device is described. Following therapy, air accumulated in the left side of the face. Seven days after non-surgical peri-implantitis therapy, the patient was asymptomatic with complete resolution of the emphysema.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Periodontology
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Prosthodontics [discontinued]

UniBE Contributor:

Bassetti, Mario, Bassetti, Renzo, Sculean, Anton, Salvi, Giovanni Edoardo

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

2296-6498

Publisher:

Schweizerische Zahnärzte-Gesellschaft SSO

Language:

German

Submitter:

Eveline Carmen Schuler

Date Deposited:

19 Jan 2015 16:01

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:39

PubMed ID:

25118639

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Subkutanes Emphysem, Air-Flow Master, nicht chirurgische Periimplantitistherapie, periimplantäre Schleimhautverhältnisse, keratinisierte Mukosa

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.61664

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/61664

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