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Volume 2 Issue 3 (July-September, 2014)

Review Articles

CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DRY SOCKET-A REVIEW
Savant Kiran, Vinayak G. Naik, Rakshit Vijay Sinai Khandeparker, Hunny Jain, Vikas Berwal

Year: 2014 // Volume: 2/ / Issue: 3/ / Page: 108-113
Savant Kiran1, Vinayak G. Naik1, Rakshit Vijay Sinai Khandeparker1, Hunny Jain2, Vikas Berwal3
1,2,3- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 1Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka,
4- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yogita Dental College Khed, Ratnagiri,
5- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, PGI Rohtak, Haryana

Corresponding Author: Dr. Savant Kiran, Department Of Oral &Maxillofacial Surgery, Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, Email: kiransawant@gmail.com
This article may be cited as: Kiran S, Naik VG, Khandeparker RVS, Jain H, Berwal V. Current Recommendations for Treatment of Dry Socket-A Review. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(3):108-113.

Alveolar osteitis (AO) is a well known complication which occurs on tooth extraction. It is commonly known as Dry Socket. Its incidence is approximately 3% for all routine extractions and can reach over 30% for impacted mandibular third molars. It is one of the most studied complications in dentistry, and a great number of studies have searched for an effective and safe method for its prevention and treatment. One of the great clinical challenges since the first case was reported has been the in consistence and differences in the various definitions of dry socket and the criteria used for diagnosis. The treatment of AO includes conventional methods like use of antibiotics, medicated gauze, gel, rinse. It is a very common condition arising on extraction of mandibular molars it is associated with postoperative pain in and around the extraction site, accompanied by a partially or totally disintegrated blood clot within the alveolar socket, with or without halitosis. This paper is a review of the literature on dry socket, presented a suggestion is made as to how best this painful condition may be managed.

 
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