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Alveolar periostitis

MedGen UID:
3923
Concept ID:
C0013240
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Alveolar Osteitides; Alveolar Osteitis; Alveolar Periostitides; Alveolar Periostitis; Alveolitis Sicca Dolorosa; Dry Socket; Dry Sockets; Osteitides, Alveolar; Osteitis, Alveolar; Periostitides, Alveolar; Periostitis, Alveolar; Socket, Dry; Sockets, Dry
SNOMED CT: Alveolitis of jaw (61804006); Alveolar osteitis (61804006); Dry socket (61804006); Alveolitis sicca dolorosa (61804006); Alveolar periostitis (251331003); Dry tooth socket (61804006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001752

Definition

A condition sometimes occurring after tooth extraction, particularly after traumatic extraction, resulting in a dry appearance of the exposed bone in the socket, due to disintegration or loss of the blood clot. It is basically a focal osteomyelitis without suppuration and is accompanied by severe pain (alveolalgia) and foul odor. (Dorland, 28th ed) [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAlveolar periostitis

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PubMed

Daly BJ, Sharif MO, Jones K, Worthington HV, Beattie A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 26;9(9):CD006968. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006968.pub3. PMID: 36156769Free PMC Article
Ghosh A, Aggarwal VR, Moore R
J Oral Rehabil 2022 Jan;49(1):103-113. Epub 2021 Oct 22 doi: 10.1111/joor.13268. PMID: 34625985
Brookes ZLS, Bescos R, Belfield LA, Ali K, Roberts A
J Dent 2020 Dec;103:103497. Epub 2020 Oct 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2020.103497. PMID: 33075450Free PMC Article

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