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 ...

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 ...

Discoloration of the tooth is to be expected. In many trauma incidents, fracture of the alveolar socket from tooth impaction into the bone can occur, crushing the periodontal ligament and interfering ...