Dry socket
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth. uncountable
"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."
- 2 inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form wordnet
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More examples"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."