If you've ever had a tooth pulled, your dentist likely cautioned you about the risk of dry socket—a painful condition where nerves and bone can become exposed shortly after the procedure. This ailment ...

A dry socket occurs when the blood clot at the site of tooth extraction either dissolves, dislodges, or fails to form. This ...

Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain. The findings come from a study published earlier this ...

Dear Orofacial Pain Insider, Inserting gauze coated with an antibiotic-corticosteroid ointment into a wisdom tooth extraction site may control dry socket, infection, and pain, according to a study ...