Posts Tagged ‘ Post-Op Care ’

1 | What Is a Dry Socket? If you’ve been searching “what is a dry socket”, you are not alone. Clinically termed alveolar osteitis, a dry socket occurs on average 2–5 days after a tooth extraction when the protective blood clot dissolves or is lost. Without that clot, exposed bone and nerve endings are left exposed, causing […]

When a tooth is removed, many patients wonder why do you need socket preservation and what happens to the jaw afterward. Without intervention, the bone that once supported the tooth can shrink rapidly. This article explains in easy-to-understand terms the importance of preserving bone after an extraction, how socket preservation works, the benefits of bone grafting, what recovery […]