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Stomatognathic Diseases > Mouth Diseases > Dry Socket

Preferred term

Dry Socket  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Alveolar Osteitides
  • Alveolar Osteitis
  • Alveolar Periostitides
  • Alveolar Periostitis
  • Alveolitis Sicca Dolorosa
  • Osteitides, Alveolar
  • Osteitis, Alveolar
  • Periostitides, Alveolar
  • Periostitis, Alveolar

Note

  • note category: after surg or traumatic tooth extraction

Scope note

  • A condition sometimes occurring after tooth extraction, particularly after traumatic extraction, resulting in a dry appearance of the exposed bone in the socket, due to disintegration or loss of the blood clot. It is basically a focal osteomyelitis without suppuration and is accompanied by severe pain (alveolalgia) and foul odor. (Dorland, 28th ed)

History note

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In other languages

  • poistokuopan tulehdus

    Finnish

  • alveolaarinen luutulehdus
  • alveolalgia
  • alveolitis mandibulae
  • alveolitis maxillae
  • alveolitis sicca
  • alveolitis sicca dolorosa
  • alveolus siccus
  • hammaskuoppatulehdus
  • kuiva alveoli
  • kuiva alveoliitti
  • osteitis alveolaris
  • ostitis alveolaris
  • sicca-alveoliitti
  • Torr tandhåleinflammation

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004368

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