Editing Toothache (section)

=====Alveolar osteitis=====
[[Alveolar osteitis]] is a complication of tooth extraction (especially lower wisdom teeth) in which the blood clot is not formed or is lost, leaving the socket where the tooth used to be empty, and bare bone is exposed to the mouth.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Daly |first1=Blánaid Jm |last2=Sharif |first2=Mohammad O. |last3=Jones |first3=Kate |last4=Worthington |first4=Helen V. |last5=Beattie |first5=Anna |date=2022-09-26 |title=Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) |journal=The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume=2022 |issue=9 |pages=CD006968 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD006968.pub3 |issn=1469-493X |pmc=9511819 |pmid=36156769}}</ref> The pain is moderate to severe, and dull, aching, and throbbing in character. The pain is localized to the socket, and may radiate. It normally starts two to four days after the extraction, and may last 10–40 days.<ref name=Neville2001 /><ref name="Fragiskos 2007" />{{rp|122}}<ref name="Wray 2003" />{{rp|216–217}}<ref name=":0" /> Healing is delayed, and it is treated with local anesthetic dressings, which are typically required for five to seven days.<ref name="Wray 2003" />{{rp|216–217}} There is some evidence that [[chlorhexidine]] mouthwash used prior to extractions prevents alveolar osteitis.<ref name=":0" />