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Ease discomfort and promote healing with professional dry socket treatment for fast pain relief after tooth extraction.
Dry socket, or alveolar osteitis, is a painful post-extraction complication that occurs when the protective blood clot fails to form or becomes dislodged, exposing the underlying bone and nerves. This condition can significantly delay healing and result in severe pain, bad breath, and infection risk.
While dry socket is not an infection, it is a condition that requires immediate treatment to reduce discomfort and support proper healing. It most commonly affects patients after wisdom tooth extractions, but it can occur after any tooth removal.
Risk Factors for Dry Socket
Preventing dry socket requires careful post-extraction aftercare.
With treatment, pain usually improves within 24-48 hours, but full healing takes one to two weeks.
If pain intensifies a few days after extraction instead of improving, and you see exposed bone at the extraction site, it may be dry socket.
No, dry socket is not an infection, but the exposed area can become infected if not treated properly.
Mild cases may heal naturally, but professional treatment provides faster pain relief and prevents complications.
Yes, but stick to soft foods like yoghurt, mashed potatoes, and soup. Avoid hot, spicy, or crunchy foods.
Gingivitis is usually painless, but advanced periodontitis can cause discomfort, gum tenderness, and infections.
No, once healed, it does not cause long-term issues, but proper aftercare is essential to prevent complications.
Yes, but it is most common after wisdom tooth removal.
Yes, but it is most common after wisdom tooth removal.
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