After a tooth is extracted, a blood clot forms in the socket like a scab. It plugs the hole and protects the exposed bone and nerve endings. When the blood clot is lost, exposed delicate nerve endings ...
The Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Medline and Embase databases were searched together with reference lists of identified ...
When you have a wisdom tooth removed, the ache should quickly recede from memory. But some people develop a painful complication called dry socket. Allowing the wound to heal undisturbed can help ...