Dry Socket

By Dr.Neveen Fuad
Surgery Clinic
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What is Dry Socket?

Signs & Symptoms
Causes
Treatment
Prevention of dry
socket

Outline

Dry Socket
Alveolar
Osteitisitsinflammationof the
alveolar bone and its a common
complication after tooth extraction.
Usually occurs when theblood
clotfails to form or its lost from the
socket.
This leaves an empty socket where the
bone is exposed to theoral cavity,
causing a localized dry socket.
and its associated with increased pain

Signs

An empty socket, which is

partially or totally devoid of
blood clot.

Exposed bone may be visible

which is extremely painful
and sensitive to touch .

Remaining food debris inside

the socket that may hide the
exposed bone

Inflammation of the soft

tissues around the socket.

Delayed Healing of the

Symptoms

Severe

pain and
discomfort from the
extraction site that starts
on the second or third day
after the extraction.
The pain may radiate to
other parts of the head
such as theear,eye,and
neck.
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Causes of
Smoking.
Dry
Socket
Traumatic Extraction.

Poor

oral hygiene.
Patients with history of dry
sockets.
Surgical extraction of wisdom
teeth.
Rinsing and spitting alot or
drinking through a straw.

Causes of Dry
pre-existing
infection
in
the
Socket
mouth such as necrotizing

ulcerative gingivitis or chronic

periodontitis.
Teeth

with pericoronitis are

more likely to cause a dry socket
after extraction.
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Treatment
Cleaning

the socket by removing the

food debris from the hole.
Using saline irrigation for better
cleaning.
Forming the blood clot again inside the
socket.
Using of medicated dressings such as
Alvogyl for rapid pain relief.
Analgesic

medications for the pain.

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Alvogyl
A dry socket treatment which,

A dry socket treatment which,

when placed provides rapid pain
relief. It is self eliminating and has
three active ingredients:
1-Butamben:Anaesthetic
2-Iodoform:Antimicrobial
3-Eugenol:Analgesic
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Prevention
No

Smoking before & after tooth

extraction
No spitting,eating,washing or using a
straw for drinking
Good oral hygiene and gently
brushing the teeth near the wound
Using a warm saltwater rinse to keep
the area clean
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Prevention

Don't touch the wound with your

fingers or other objects

Eat soft foods and avoid foods that

could lodge in the wound, such as
popcorn, peanuts,rice or pasta

Good instructions by the dentist after

the tooth extraction.
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Thank

you for
your attention

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