Dentists recommend avoiding alcohol after a tooth extraxtion due to the risk of delayed healing. Tooth extraction is a common dental procedure that involves removing a tooth from its socket in the ...

Laser therapy has numerous applications and may improve oral wound healing by encouraging cell regeneration, lessening pain, and modulating the immune system, but its use after tooth extraction ...

Patients taking prednisolone following a tooth extraction may experience delayed healing of the extraction socket. A study published on September 8 in the Journal of Dental Sciences identified ...

Dry socket, clinically termed alveolar osteitis, is a common complication following tooth extractions, particularly of the mandibular third molars. Its occurrence, characterised by the premature loss ...

Smoking may increase the risk of dry socket after a tooth extraction, as it can delay the healing process and may dislodge a blood clot from the extraction site. Dry socket, or alveolar osteitis, is a ...

Though you can’t see it happening, your teeth are always on the move. Even after you’ve had braces or other dental work, your teeth will continue to shift ever so slightly throughout your life. This ...