title: Surgical emphysema of the mediastinum as a consequence of attempted extraction of a third molar tooth using an air turbine drill.
abstract: The use of air turbines for the removal of bone or the division of teeth is to be deprecated. Surgical emphysema of the neck and mediastinum as a direct result of the inappropriate use of an air turbine drill to remove an impacted third molar tooth may result in potentially life threatening complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Guest
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003754:Dental High-Speed Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*