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 ...

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 ...

When you have a wisdom tooth removed, the ache should quickly recede from memory. But some people develop a painful complication called dry socket. Allowing the wound to heal undisturbed can help ...

Having wisdom teeth surgery can be a real pain, but if your healing regimen goes awry, you can find yourself in a world of hurt. An expert from the Texas A&M College of Dentistry explains this ...

Whenever a tooth is extracted, it leaves open a socket, an empty space in the bone. Usually the socket is covered by blood clot in order to protect the bone underneath it. However, sometimes the clot ...

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.

had a lower tooth extracted on Wed 13.10.2010, it was a very traumatic event. I never heard/understood the care instructions. I did stop the blood and gargled vigorously with salt water causing every ...

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 ...