Smoking as a Risk Factor for Dry Socket: A Systematic Review [PDF]
Dentistry Journal, 2022 Dry socket is one of the postoperative complications of tooth extraction. It is the partial or total loss of the post-extraction blood clot, resulting in severe pain that usually starts one to five days postoperatively, with clinical evidence of exposed ...
Weronika Kuśnierek +3 more
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Comparison between ozone and CHX gel application for reduction of pain and incidence of dry socket after lower third molar removal [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2023 Objectives The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy between ozone gas and 1% chlorhexidine (CHX) gel in the incidence of dry socket after surgical extraction of impacted lower third molars.
Jehona Ahmedi +6 more
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Correlation between oral microbiota and dry socket at different time periods on tooth extraction [PDF]
Journal of Oral MicrobiologyBackground Dry socket is a common post-extraction complication, characterized by the exposure of bone surfaces to the oral environment, leading to severe pain and potential infection.
Yujia Wu +5 more
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Oxytetracycline-hydrocortisone ointment reduces the occurrence of both dry socket and post-extraction pain after third molar extraction: An observational study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 ObjectivesDry socket and post-extraction pain are typical discomforts experienced by patients after tooth extraction. In this study, we inserted gauze coated with oxytetracycline-hydrocortisone ointment into the extraction socket immediately after lower ...
Hiroki Otake +9 more
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Management of Dry Socket: New regenerative techniques emerge while old treatment prevails
Dentistry Review, 2022 Objective: Although dry socket has been recognized for more than a century, its etiology is still poorly understood, and treatment approach is diverse with varying outcome.
Aqsa Kamal, Marzuki Omar, A.R. Samsudin
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Dry Socket: Incidence, Clinical Features, and Predisposing Factors [PDF]
International Journal of Dentistry, 2014 Background. Dry socket is a global phenomenon. The purpose of the study was to investigate the incidence of dry socket in recent times in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital. Methods. Patients who were referred for dental extractions were included in the study.
Babatunde O. Akinbami, Thikan Godspower
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A study to evaluate the efficacy of honey in the management of dry socket [PDF]
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2019 Background: Natural products have been used for several years in folk medicine. Honey was used to treat infected wounds as long ago as 2000 years before bacteria was discovered to be the cause of infection.
Arsalan Ansari +5 more
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Efficacy of different methods used for dry socket management: A systematic review. [PDF]
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal, 2015 Background: Dry socket is one of the most common complications occurring after the extraction of a permanent tooth, but in spite of its high incidence there is not an established treatment for this condition.
Taberner-Vallverdú M +3 more
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Low-level laser treatment’s ability to reduce dry socket pain [PDF]
Acta Odontologica ScandinavicaAfter a tooth extraction, a dry socket is a common problem that can cause excruciating pain and prevent healing. Antiseptic dressings have historically been the mainstay of treatments for this illness in order to lower bacteria and accelerate healing ...
Giuseppe Minervini +7 more
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Linear accuracy of 3D-printed mandibular models fabricated from cone-beam computed tomography scans with two different voxel sizes [PDF]
Dental Research JournalBackground: This study assessed the linear accuracy of three-dimensionally (3D)-printed mandibular models from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans with two voxel sizes.
Mojdeh Mahdizadeh +3 more
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