What is a dry socket? After a tooth extraction, the body begins the healing process by forming a blood clot in the socket where the tooth was removed. This helps protect the underlying bone and ...

Dry socket is relatively rare, occurring in only 0.5% to 5.6% of extractions, usually after wisdom tooth removal. Dry sockets can be painful since nerve endings and bone are exposed, and they also ...

Using a laser for wound healing after tooth extraction remains controversial. A new review looked at the evidence and found that laser treatment improved would healing but with some important caveats.

The time it takes for a tooth extraction hole to close varies. Learn how the type of procedure and aftercare habits affect healing time.

Although there's pain involved with tooth extraction, your dentist or oral surgeon can eliminate that pain with anesthesia during extraction.

Having a tooth pulled in adulthood is sometimes necessary. Reasons for Pulling Teeth Although permanent teeth were meant to last a lifetime, there are a number of reasons why tooth extraction may ...

Imaging revealed an increase in alveolar bone defects in adults with mild to moderate crowding who underwent clear aligner therapy without tooth extractions, according to a study published in the ...

Dental extractions after radiation therapy to the head and neck should not be routinely performed due to considerable risk, according to results of a prospective cohort study.