Dry Socket: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2020年1月21日—Thesocketistheholeinthebonewherethetoothhasbeenremoved.Afteratoothispulled,abloodclotformsinthesockettoprotectthe ...

You probably think having a tooth[1] pulled is not a particularly enjoyable experience. And you no doubt expect to have some discomfort afterward. But thats OK, you say. You can endure it when you need to. But if the pain[2] becomes intense and perhaps even worsen after a few days, it may be a symptom of a condition called dry socket[3], or alveolar osteitis.

Only a very small percentage -- about 2% to 5% of people -- develop dry socket[4] after a tooth extraction[5]. In those who have it, though, dry socket can be uncomfortable. Fortunately, its easily treatable.

The socket is the hole in the bone where the tooth[6] has been removed. After a tooth[7] is pulled, a blood clot[8] forms in the socket to protect the bone and nerves underneath. Sometimes that clot can become dislodged or dissolve a couple of days after the extraction...