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PREVALENCE, CLINICAL PICTURE AND RISK FACTOR OF DRY SOCKET IN ORAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT OF DISTRICT HEADQUARTER HOPITAL, CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN

Syeda Faryal, Zubair Hussain, Sadaf Gul, Sana Batool

Abstract :

Objective: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence, clinical picture and risk factor of dry socket at Oral Surgery Department of District Head Quarter (DHQ) Hospital Charsadda. Methodology: Two specially designed questionnaires were completed over a four month of period. One questionnaire was completed for every patient who hadextracted one or more permanent teethin the Oral Surgery department. The other questionnaire was completed for every patient who returned for a post-operative visit and was diagnosed with dry socket during the study period. Results: There were 183 patients who extracted the teeth in oral surgery department. The overall prevalence of dry socket was 4.9%. There was no statistically significant association between the development of dry socket and age, sex, medications taken by the patient, indications for the extraction and extraction site. Conclusion: The overall prevalence and clinical picture was comparable to the previous finding reported in literature. The prevalence of dry socket was low due to maintenance of oral hygiene status after tooth extraction. Nowadays each and every practitioner gives postoperative instruction to every patient after Exodontia.The practitioner prescribed medication to the patients due to which the chances of dry socket become minimum. Key words: Exodontia, Dry socket, prevalence, sign and symptoms and risk factors.

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