Oral Sphere
Journal of Dental and Health Sciences
Journal of Dental and Health Sciences
Received: 2024-11-29
Accepted: 2025-01-26
Published: 2025-04-01
Pages: 73-79
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.
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