Dry Socket: A review of its etiology, diagnosis and its management

Pushpendra Singh; Radhika Vaidya; Sagnik mandal

doi:10.63150/osjdhs.2025.04

Dry Socket: A review of its etiology, diagnosis and its management

Volume 1, Issue 2 - 2025

Review Article

Pushpendra Singh, Radhika Vaidya, Sagnik mandal

Article Received Date: 2024-11-29

Article Accepted Date: 2025-01-26

Article Publication Date: 2025-04-01

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Alveolar osteitis commonly called as dry socket, alveolalgia osteomyelitis, fibrinolytic osteitis and localized osteitis alveolalgia. It is commonly seen after tooth extraction mainly in third molar extraction. It is a severely painful condition characterized by dislodgement of the blood clot that forms in the socket, leading to exposure of bone. The aproximity in incidence for all routine extraction is 3% and for impacted Mandibular third molar it reaches upto 30%. This review aims to provide an in-depth understanding of dry socket (alveolar osteitis) including it’s pathophysiology, risk factors, prevention strategies and clinical management.

Keywords: Dry socket, Alveolar osteitis, Dry socket treatment, Dry socket management.

DOI: 10.63150/osjdhs.2025.04

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Pushpendra S, Radhika V, Sagnik M. Dry Socket: A review of its etiology, diagnosis and its management. Oral Sphere J Dent Health Sci. (2025); 1(2): 73-79. https://doi.org/10.63150/osjdhs.2025.04