title: Unusual complication of dental extraction: lingual abscess.
abstract: Acute lingual swelling is a potentially life threatening clinical condition which is encountered very rarely, the differential diagnosis of which includes hemorrhage, infarction, abscess, tumor and edema. Herein we report a case of lingual abscess that presented with acute tongue swelling and respiratory distress after extraction of lower two incisor teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Lalee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Pratibha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Vedantam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rupa
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*