Sialocele Following Traumatic Dental Procedure: A Case Report and Review of Dental Complications

Erin F Hoehn; Victoria Wurster Ovalle; Young Kim; Selena L Hariharan

doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001238

Sialocele Following Traumatic Dental Procedure: A Case Report and Review of Dental Complications

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Sep;35(9):e156-e158. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001238.

Authors

Erin F Hoehn¹, Victoria Wurster Ovalle¹, Young Kim², Selena L Hariharan¹

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
² Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

PMID: 29112112
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001238

Abstract

We present a case of a 17-year-old girl with sialadenitis and sialocele due to trauma sustained from a dental procedure. Our objectives are to review relevant literature and anatomy of the floor of the mouth and salivary glands and discuss potential complications of dental procedures.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Accidental Injuries / complications
Adolescent
Cysts / etiology*
Dentistry
Drainage
Female
Humans
Mouth Mucosa / injuries*
Sialadenitis / etiology*
Submandibular Gland / injuries*
Submandibular Gland / surgery