Following extraction of the impacted mandibular canine, which involved the use of micromotor, the patient developed severe pain and ecchymosis as seen in the color plate. What can be the cause?
The information provided in the question and image leads to diagnosis of post surgical ecchymosis. The main symptom of emphysema is a crepitus of the swollen tissues
Post surgical ecchymosis
Herpes labialis activation
Air emphysema
Sodium hypochlorite injection