A stray kitten arrived at Palm Springs Animal Shelter in Palm Springs, California, weighing under a pound and swollen like a balloon. The shelter’s medical director, Dr. Phil Caldwell, said she had ...

Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is an uncommon but clinically significant condition in which air is inadvertently forced into the soft tissues of the face and neck during dental procedures. This ...

The kitten named Zoe suffered from a condition called subcutaneous emphysema.

On two occasions, air blown from a turbine drill became trapped in a major facial vein of a healthy woman during dental crown preparation, which could have led to life-threatening complications. The ...