After getting a tooth extracted, you might experience pain that can last for some days. Your dentist may suggest you avoid certain practices after your extraction treatment to avoid conditions like a ...

Mitchell Josephs, D.D.S. I'd like to talk about an uncomfortable common complication of a tooth extraction called "dry socket" — feared by many, endured by plenty. Normally, after a tooth is extracted ...

Dry socket, clinically termed alveolar osteitis, is a common complication following tooth extractions, particularly of the mandibular third molars. Its occurrence, characterised by the premature loss ...

Your dentist or oral surgeon will take a number of steps to ensure proper healing of the socket and to prevent dry socket. You'll be instructed on steps you can take to prevent the complication.

Female patients have a greater risk of developing dry socket after tooth extraction, according to a new Journal of the American Dental Association study. The risk was even higher for women taking ...

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...

I had my bottom (3rd) molar extracted on 20/08/2012. Dr didnt give me proper after care instructions and it was my first extraction (not my usual dentist), so I got dry tooth socket. I went back on 24 ...