Third molar surgery is one of the most frequently performed procedures in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Various complications including pain, bleeding, infection, edema, hematoma, perforation of the maxillary sinus, and subcutaneous emphysema (SE) can occur after third molar surgery. Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema (CSE) most often occurs after the extraction of third molars, especially when using high-speed air-turbine drills and air…
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