dry socket

English

Noun

dry socket (uncountable)

1. (dentistry) An inflammation, usually acutely painful, of the alveolar bone following extraction of a tooth.
   • 1942 August 8, “Vitamin B Relieves Pain After Tooth Extraction”, in The Science News-Letter, volume 42, number 6, page 89:

     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.

Translations

inflammation of the alveolar bone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 干槽症 (gān cáo zhèng)

• Czech: suché lůžko n
• Spanish: alveolitis seca f