Dry Socket
Synonyms
Alveolalgia
Alveolalgias
Alveolar Osteitides
Alveolar Osteitis
Alveolar Periostitides
Alveolar Periostitis
Alveolitis Sicca Dolorosa
Dry Sockets
Osteitides, Alveolar
Osteitis, Alveolar
Periostitides, Alveolar
Periostitis, Alveolar
Socket, Dry
Sockets, Dry
A condition sometimes occurring after tooth extraction, particularly after traumatic extraction, resulting in a dry appearance of the exposed bone in the socket, due to disintegration or loss of the blood clot. It is basically a focal osteomyelitis without suppuration and is accompanied by severe pain (alveolalgia) and foul odor. (Dorland, 28th ed)
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