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  2. Alveolar osteitis - Wikipedia

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    The most common location of dry socket: in the socket of an extracted mandibular third molar (wisdom tooth). Since alveolar osteitis is not primarily an infection, there is not usually any pyrexia (fever) or cervical lymphadenitis (swollen glands in the neck), and only minimal edema (swelling) and erythema (redness) is present in the soft tissues surrounding the socket.

  3. Impacted wisdom teeth - Wikipedia

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    Most people will experience pain and swelling (worst on the first post-operative day) then return to work after 2 to 3 days with the rate of discomfort decreased to about 25% by post-operative day 7 unless affected by dry socket: a disorder of wound healing that prolongs post-operative pain. It can be 4 to 6 weeks before patients are fully ...

  4. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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    A dry-socket is not an infection, and is not directly associated with swelling because it occurs entirely within bone – it is a phenomenon of inflammation, within the bony lining, of an empty tooth socket. Because dry-socket is not an infection, the use of antibiotics has no effect on its rate of occurrence.

  5. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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    Timing is important to wound healing. Critically, the timing of wound re-epithelialization can decide the outcome of the healing. [11] If the epithelization of tissue over a denuded area is slow, a scar will form over many weeks, or months; [12] [13] If the epithelization of a wounded area is fast, the healing will result in regeneration.

  6. Dry January: What is it and how beneficial can giving up ...

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    The Dry January campaign was started in 2013 by Alcohol Change U.K., a charity focused on reducing alcohol harm. What are the health benefits of Dry January? While research on how quitting alcohol ...

  7. Dental avulsion - Wikipedia

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    PDL cells are likely non-viable, with a dry time of more than 60 minutes, regardless of storage medium. [5] This classification guides dentists in prognosis and treatment decisions, though exceptions occur. [5] PDL healing is the primary outcome measure when assessing interventions for tooth avulsion. [33]

  8. Parents of 6-Year-Old Told to 'Wait It Out' After Doctors ...

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    Related: 17-Year-Old Beats Cancer for the Third Time — But His Focus Is on Giving Back to Other Sick Kids When Jimmy began vomiting, Wendy says they were still advised to wait. Frustrated with ...

  9. 12 Tips to Make the Most of Dry January in 2025 - AOL

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    There are plenty of ways to make the most of Dry January. You also don’t have to quit altogether. “There's great research to suggest that reducing drinking, even if you're not stopping ...