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MeSH Heading: Dry Socket
Tree Number(s): C07.465.227
Unique ID: D004368
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004368
Annotation: note category: after surg or traumatic tooth extraction
Scope Note: 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)
Entry Term(s): Alveolalgia; Alveolar Osteitis; Alveolar Periostitis; Alveolitis Sicca Dolorosa; Osteitis, Alveolar; Periostitis, Alveolar
See Also: Tooth Extraction
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

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congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

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economics (EC)

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pathology (PA)

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prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

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Concept UI: M0006862
Scope Note: 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)
Terms: Dry Socket Preferred Term
Term UI T013344
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1965); Alveolar Osteitis
Term UI T013342
Date07/10/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Osteitis, Alveolar
Term UI T013343
Date07/10/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Alveolar Periostitis
Term UI T013345
Date07/18/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Periostitis, Alveolar
Term UI T013346
Date07/18/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Alveolitis Sicca Dolorosa
Term UI T013347
Date07/10/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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