After tooth extraction, a typical socket will develop a blood clot while the wound heals. In a dry socket, the blood clot will partially or fully detach from the wound, which can worsen the pain. Dry ...

After a tooth is extracted, a blood clot forms in the socket like a scab. It plugs the hole and protects the exposed bone and nerve endings. When the blood clot is lost, exposed delicate nerve endings ...

Dry socket, clinically termed alveolar osteitis, is a common complication following tooth extractions, particularly of the mandibular third molars. Its occurrence, characterised by the premature loss ...

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - FOX 12’s Stephanie Kralevich speaks with Dr. Nathan Doyel of New Smiles Dentistry to learn about the application of platelet-rich fibrin. Platelet-rich fibrin is a product from ...

SPOKANE — Anyone who has had their wisdom teeth remove can attest to the uncomfortable recovery, but a new procedure at Oral Surgery Plus is putting that perception to rest. When Michael Loucks ...