dry socket

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Definition of dry socket in English Turkish dictionary

Kuru soket

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Definition of dry socket in English English dictionary

An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth

The severe pain of a dry socket after tooth extraction can be relieved by injections of vitamin B1 (thiamine hydrochloride) Dr. Joseph P. Osterloh, of San Francisco, reports.

(Diş) In dentistry, a dry socket is a layman's term for alveolar osteitis. The alveolus is the part of the jawbone that supports the teeth, and osteitis means simply “bone inflammation”. Alveolar osteitis refers to inflammation of the alveolar bone following extraction of the tooth

A painful inflamed condition at the site of extraction of a tooth that occurs when a blood clot fails to form properly or is dislodged

Hyphenation

dry sock·et

Turkish pronunciation

dray säkıt

Pronunciation

/ˈdrī ˈsäkət/ /ˈdraɪ ˈsɑːkət/