dry socket en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
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.
1942 August 8, “Vitamin B Relieves Pain After Tooth Extraction”, in The Science News-Letter, volume 42, number 6, page 89:
Translations (3)
cs suché lůžko (inflammation of the alveolar bone) · cmn 干槽症 (inflammation of the alveolar bone) · es alveolitis seca (inflammation of the alveolar bone)