Aviation Dentistry
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https://doi.org/10.53555/ssh.v4i9.697Abstract
In Brief: A growing number of air passengers, flight attendants, leisure pilots as well as military and airline pilots may increasingly encounter flight-related oral disorders requiring treatment. Hence, dentists needs to treat the aircrew members in such a way that the in-flight hazards are prevented. The aim of this article is to introduce the various concepts of aviation dentistry. The article focuses on the oral manifestations of barometric pressure changes that might be experienced by air passengers and pilots. Also, it gives a brief about in-flight toothache, barodontalgia, etiology, its current epidemiology, diagnosis and management.
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