A dry socket, or alveolar osteitis, is one of the most frequent complications of tooth extraction, particularly wisdom teeth. Scroll down to learn what can be done to get rid of the pain.

This can cause significant pain, says Dr. Kahng. And while dry socket rarely causes serious complications, it could potentially increase the risk of infection in some cases. Wellness ...

To try and suppress the occurrence of dry socket and postsurgical pain and infection, the gauze technique was used in 286 patients after they underwent mandibular third-molar extractions. Using this ...

After a tooth is extracted, a blood clot forms in the socket like a scab. It plugs the hole and protects the exposed bone and nerve endings. When the blood clot is lost, exposed delicate nerve ...

Dry socket, clinically termed alveolar osteitis, is a common complication following tooth extractions, particularly of the mandibular third molars. ... results in acute pain and delayed healing.

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain, according to a study published earlier this month in ...