A literature review on dry socket

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Author Details : Nikita Suri*, Ametesh Dutta, Nayla Siddiqui, Kuldip Kaur, Diksha Jangra

Volume : 6, Issue : 4, Year : 2020

Article Page : 97-100

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmi.2020.024

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Abstract

Dry socket falls under the most common as well as serious complications, which usually encountered after the extraction of third molar. The occurrence of dry socket in dental clinical practice is very common, which may be due to systemic or chronic disease related to the patient health, that alters the patient immunity with respect to infection, there will be other local chances too for the occurrence of dry socket which include the habits of smoking cigarette, chewing pan masala, bad oral hygiene. This article reviews the main causes of dry socket, various treatment modalities for the same.

Keywords: Dry socket, Smoking, Bad oral hygiene, Smoking, Alveolar osteitis.

How to cite : Suri N , Dutta A , Siddiqui N , Kaur K , Jangra D, A literature review on dry socket. IP Int J Maxillofac Imaging 2020;6(4):97-100

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