Prevalence of alveolar osteitis and its association with surgical removal of the teeth

Abstract

Introduction: Dry socket consider one of the most popular complications that it is formed yet the dental extraction of a permanent tooth, and its prevention is more functional than its remediation. Aim: To examine the prevalence of alveolar osteoitis and its correlation with surgical tooth extraction in patients receiving care at Baghdad's Al-Maghrib specialized dentistry center.Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional, analytical, descriptive, and retrospective research. Data were gathered for each patient who underwent permanent tooth extraction at the Oral Surgery department during a period of (18) months, from January 2022 to June 2023.Results: The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department at Al-Maghreeb street dental specialist Centers data registration book had the whole set of collected data for 2749 patients throughout the course of 18 months, from January 2022 to June 2023.Conclusion: Smoking habit, persisting gingival pathology and traumatic extractions were the factors associated with formation of dry socket.