dry socket

English

Noun

dry socket (uncountable)

(dentistry) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
- 1942 August 8, “Vitamin B Relieves Pain After Tooth Extraction”, in The Science News-Letter, volume 42, number 6, page 89:
  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.

Translations

inflammation of the alveolar bone

Chinese:
Mandarin: 干槽症 (gān cáo zhèng)
Czech: suché lůžko n
Spanish: alveolitis seca f

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