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Overview
A dental condition resulting after removal of an adult tooth.
Symptoms
If you’re experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms, contact a health care provider.
The main symptom is pain in the jaw or mouth
Other symptoms include:
- Bad breath
- Unpleasant smell
- Visible bone in the socket
- Pain that radiates from the socket to ear, eye, temple or neck
- Unpleasant taste in the mouth
- Partial or total loss of the blood clot at the tooth extraction site
→ Common treatment options
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Causes
– The causes include:
- Bacterial contamination
- Traumatic tooth extraction
- Bones and root fragments remaining in the wound after surgery
– The risk factors include:
- Smoking
- Poor oral hygiene
- Having wisdom teeth pulled
- Use of birth control pills
- History of dry socket
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Disclaimer: For informational purposes only. Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica.
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