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Dental Barotrauma and Pressure-Related Dental Pain Among Civilian Scuba Divers in Dakar, Senegal: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Clinical and experimental dental research · Aidara AW, Kassir S, Leye-Benoist F · 2026-10-01

Researchers surveyed 160 scuba divers in Senegal and found that 15% reported dental barotrauma and 13% reported pressure-related dental pain during their diving careers, with events more common among experienced divers and those with posterior or restored teeth.

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