📚 noun • entry_id 48975
dry socket
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alveolitis seca
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.
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