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Abstract
Numerous articles identifying pneumomediastinum as an immediate complication of dental
and oral surgical procedures have been published. A patient who developed a spontaneous
pneumomediastinum as a delayed complication, apparently not directly related to the
surgical procedure, is presented in this report.
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