An 80-year-old man was admitted to our center because of recurrent ischemic strokes. Notably, the patient had recently been diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the lung and was waiting to start radiation therapy. In addition, he was receiving chronic anticoagulation therapy with a coumarin derivative for permanent atrial fibrillation and maintained adequate international normalized ratio (INR) con...

Changes in ambient pressure, for example, during flying, diving, or hyperbaric oxygen therapy, can lead to barotrauma. Although it may seem that this issue was neglected in dental education and research in recent decades, familiarity with and understanding of these facts may be of importance for dental practitioners. We report the case of a patient who experienced barotrauma involving dislodgem...