Dry socket FAQ's and FYI facts.
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One of the biggest tip-offs to your dentist that you actually have a dry socket is the timing of when your symptoms occured. -
… it involves your dentist placing a medicated dressing directly into your extraction site.
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Smoking interferes with an extraction site's healing process in a number of different ways.
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They're usually just used in support of the other treatment steps that a dentist performs.
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For women who do, planing the timing of your extraction may help to lower this risk.
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Proper blood clot care is key. - Here are steps that should be taken both immediately following, and during the days after, your extraction.
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With some cases, there may be reasons why they're needed but in most situations they're not.
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Treatment is primarily focused on providing pain relief and insuring a proper healing environment. -
… but don't use that approach as your first choice. Instead, seek treatment from your dentist.
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So, don't hesitate to ask for their help. It's their obligation to assist you with the aftercare that your extraction requires.
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As these examples show, incident rates vary under different circumstances.
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Follow your dentist's post-op directions. Usually two sets of instructions are needed. One for the first 24 hours, and then a second for the days that follow.
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The following link gives some rules of thumb about tooth positioning and an extraction site's risk for dry socket formation.
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That's because the less tissue trauma that's created during your extraction, the less likely it will be that you'll develop a dry socket.
- What are dry sockets (alveolar osteitis)?
- Dry socket avoidance -
- Risk Factors & Prevention - Blood clot loss. Surgical trauma. A history of having dry sockets.
- Risk Factors & Prevention - Smoking, Oral contraceptives, Age, Tooth location, Oral bacteria.
- Treatment for dry sockets -
- From your dentist. - Packing the socket. Dry socket paste placement.
- Home Remedies. - Oil of Cloves (eugenol) / Honey / OTC pain relivers.
- Page reference sources.
- Related pages -
- Topic: Tooth Extractions
- Topic: Wisdom Teeth
