Etiology, Prevention and Management of Dry Socket

DRY SOCKET IDENTIFICATION

Dry socket delays the healing of the extraction site and surrounding bone. Dry socket can be diagnosed by looking for certain symptoms. Moderate to severe localized pain near the extraction sites developing on or after the third or fourth day post extraction is a sure giveaway.
Patients can state that there is an apparent improvement in discomfort on the second day only to be followed by a sudden worsening of the pain.
The pain is moderate to severe, consisting of a dull aching sensation, usually throbbing which radiate to the ear.
Examination will reveal an empty socket, exposed bone surfaces, with a partially or

Fever Pathophysiology

Body temperature is regulated by a nucleus in the anterior hypothalamus which functions as a thermostat that controls the balance between production and heat loss. Fever develops when the thermostat is shifted to a higher set.

For your body to become warmer or to achieve higher temperature,the termoregulator will reduce heat loss through the skin by vasoconstriction. Resulting in a short time, when