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Aeronautic Dental Practice: A review

Jasdeep Kaur, SCADA, Balwant Rai, MS

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Journal of Aeronautic Dentistry 1(1):p 9-11, January - March 2009. | DOI: 00

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Kaur J, Rai B. Aeronautic Dental Practice: A review. J Aeronautic Dent. 2009 Jan-Mar;1(1). P 9-11.

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Received : January 11, 2009         Accepted : February 28, 2009          Published : March 25, 2009

Abstract

The aim of this article is to introduce the concepts of aeronautic dentistry. In aircrews members may be facing numerous adverse effects such as head and facial barotraumas (barotrauma-related headache, external otitic barotrauma, barosinusitis and barotitis-media), dental barotrauma (barometric pressure-related tooth injury), barodontalgia (barometric pressure-related oro-dental pain). Special considerations have to be made when planning restorative, endodontic, prosthodontic and surgical treatment to an aircrew patient. This article reviews why aeronautic dentistry is an important subject.

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Kaur J, Rai B. Aeronautic Dental Practice: A review. J Aeronautic Dent. 2009 Jan-Mar;1(1). P 9-11.

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January 11, 2009 February 28, 2009 March 25, 2009
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Aeronautic DentistryBarotraumaDental BarotraumaBarodontalgiaAviation Medicine

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Received January 11, 2009
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