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  2. Alveolar osteitis - Wikipedia

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    Classically, this occurs as a postoperative complication of tooth extraction. Alveolar osteitis usually occurs where the blood clot fails to form or is lost from the socket (i.e., the defect left in the gum when a tooth is taken out). This leaves an empty socket where bone is exposed to the oral cavity, causing a localized alveolar osteitis ...

  3. Impacted wisdom teeth - Wikipedia

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    Impacted wisdom teeth is a condition where the third molars (wisdom teeth) are prevented from erupting into the mouth. [1] This can be caused by a physical barrier, such as other teeth, or when the tooth is angled away from a vertical position. [2] Completely unerupted wisdom teeth usually result in no symptoms, although they can sometimes ...

  4. Oroantral fistula - Wikipedia

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    Oroantral fistula. .. [1] Oroantral fistula (OAF) is an epithelialized oroantral communication (OAC). OAC refers to an abnormal connection between the oral cavity and the antrum (or maxillary sinus). The creation of an OAC is most commonly due to the extraction of a maxillary (upper) tooth, typically a maxillary first molar, which is closely ...

  5. Why impacted wisdom teeth are so dangerous - AOL

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    Impacted wisdom teeth happen when there's not enough room in your mouth for your third molars to emerge and they get stuck under your gum line. Why impacted wisdom teeth are so dangerous Skip to ...

  6. Woman, 23, Thought She Had the Flu — Until Her Tongue ... - AOL

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    Caitlin Alsop, 23, nearly died from sepsis caused by an impacted wisdom tooth. Caitlin Alsop, 23, thought she had the flu — but it was the start of a life-threatening sepsis infection caused by ...

  7. Dental extraction - Wikipedia

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    Specialty. Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Periodontics [1] ICD-9-CM. 23.0 - 23.1. MeSH. D014081. [edit on Wikidata] A dental extraction (also referred to as tooth extraction, exodontia, exodontics, or informally, tooth pulling) is the removal of teeth from the dental alveolus (socket) in the alveolar bone.

  8. Alveolar process - Wikipedia

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    After extraction of a tooth, the clot in the alveolus fills in with immature bone, which later is remodeled into mature secondary bone. Disturbance of the blood clot can cause alveolar osteitis, commonly referred to as "dry socket". With the partial or total loss of teeth, the alveolar process undergoes resorption.

  9. David Bloom’s sudden death was caused by a ‘silent killer ...

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    It happens when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in the lower leg, thigh or pelvis, but sometimes also in the arm, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.