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dry socket

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Source Word

dry socket

Noun

uncountable

(dentistry) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.

Japanese Meaning

抜歯後に歯槽骨に生じる、急性の痛みを伴う炎症（歯槽骨炎）

What is this buttons?

After his molar extraction he developed a dry socket that caused severe throbbing pain and required a follow-up appointment.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

臼歯を抜いた後に抜歯後の歯槽骨炎が発生して激しい脈打つ痛みを引き起こし、再診が必要になった。

Sense（1）

(dentistry) 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.

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