title: Facial emphysema caused by cheek bite.
abstract: Biting of the buccal mucosa is very frequent injury, whereas facial emphysema caused by cheek bite is rare. We report a case of facial emphysema causing puffing of the cheek through a self-inflicted bite of the buccal mucosa.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tsurumi University School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. yamada-hi@tsurumi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sonoyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seto
mesh_terms: D001734:Bites, Human / Q000150:complications*; D002610:Cheek / Q000293:injuries*; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008409:Mastication; D008875:Middle Aged; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology*