Talk:Alveolar osteitis
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[edit] Article name
To correspond with the standard of medical articles, we should move this article to the correct name of the disease, "alveolar osteitis." See The naming issue. - Dozenist talk 00:07, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Link to wisdomtoothinfo.com
This site is very unhelpful, has terrible spelling and grammar and seems only to exist to place ads all over the page. Removed.
[edit] comparing pain to cavities?
When cavaties expose the nerve that goes to the tooth, there is usually a fair amount of pain. How does the pain of a "dry socket" compare to that? Based on reading the articles, it sounds like the source of the pain is different (dry sockets are painful because of an exposed portion of bone?) TerraFrost 00:03, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Yes, It is PAINFUL
As a current sufferer of "dry sockets' I can confirm the fact that it is painful. Yes, the bone is still alive along with all its nerves. Bpaje 22:20, 21 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Alveolar osteitis -- how long does it last?
This affliction is the most painful I've experienced. Three weeks after having all wisdom teeth removed, the area with dry socket is still radiating pain and I'm still taking lots of ibuprofen. How long does it typically last? CuriousfromTX 20:58, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
- Usually, the pain from a "dry socket" goes away almost instantly when the dentist treats you for the pain with a dressing. I emphasize "usually". - Dozenist talk 21:15, 5 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] which part of the menstrual cycle?
"Additional factors increasing risk of dry socket include the use of oral contraceptives by female patients, and the amount of surgically-induced trauma to the bone required at the time of the procedure (for this reason, operator experience plays a role). Some also suggest that women are at higher risk than men for developing dry socket. Theoretically this is because estrogen levels are lower during that part of the menstrual cycle."
The menstrual cycle is mentioned in the last sentence, but it is not previously mentioned. The word "that" doesn't seem to be referring to anything.
The original text read: "Dentists should recommend their female patients to have extractions during the last five days of their menstrual cycle to minimize chances of developing dry socket because the estrogen levels are lower during that part of the cycle." This made more sense (though there should be a comma between "socket" and "because").
65.0.245.253 15:00, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
