Subcutaneous Emphysema Complications Following Third Molar Surgery: a Systematic Review

Objectives: This study aims to review the occurence of subcutaneous emphysema after third molar surgery
Methods: Articles published from PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus and EBSCOhost between the year 2016 until 2021 were searched and identified. The keywords searched were third molar surgery and subcutaneous emphysema
Results: From the search criteria, 233 articles were collected from the databases. After thorough evaluation, only 23 articles were eligible for the study. The eligible articles were analysed using PRISMA guidelines
Conclusions: The literature showed that the most common occurence of subcutaneous emphysema was after third molar surgery using air-driven handpiece, instead of lowspeed handpiece. Future studies investigating other factors contributing to subcutaneous emphysema using larger number of samples are recommended