FREQUENCY AND CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF DRY SOCKET- A STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v3i1.515Keywords:
Dry socket, Incidence, Treatment, Prevention, Risk factors.Abstract
Objectives:To find out frequency and clinical presentation of dry socket in Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ayub Medical College/Hospital Abbottabad.
Material and methods: The study was carried out from 10th April to 10th October 2007 at Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dentistry Unit, Ayub Medical College/Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad. Patients of both genders and all ages were included in the study. They were observed for the presence of dry socket. Patients with previous history of two or more days of extraction, pain, sensitivity on gentle probing of the extraction socket and empty/ partially empty socket were included in the study. Data was analyzed using SPSS version-10.
Results: A total of 2520 patients including 1440 (57.14%) males and 1080 (42.85%) females were attended during the study duration. Dry socket was found in 70 (2.77%) patients. Fifty two patients (2.06%) were males and 18 patients (0.71%) were females. Majority of patients were in 3rd decade. Socket of mandibular first molar was involved in 31.42% cases followed by mandibular third molar in 30% cases and mandibular second molar in 18.57% cases. Pain and sensitivity on gentle probing of the extraction socket was present in all patients, trismus in 8, socket was fully empty in 30 and partially empty in 40 patients. None of the patients had halitosis.
Conclusion: In this study males of young age group were predominantly involoved and the mandibular posterior teeth particularly the mandibular first permanent molars were commonly affected by the dry socket.
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