“Does a bone graft prevent dry socket?”
I am a 30 year old female. I want to know if a bone graft prevents dry socket?
5 Answers
A dry socket occurs when the patient has a tooth extracted and the clot that formed in the area of extraction is lost. This is more common with smokers. A bone graft is generally covered by a membrane to protect it and keep it from dislodging. So the answer is yes
Dear Reader,
A bone graft at the time of tooth extraction may help prevent a dry socket. The key to both a successful bone graft and extraction is a healthy amount of bleeding in the tooth socket to form a fibrin clot. In the extraction, the clot acts like a bandage. In the bone graft, it provides the mortar to hold the graft together. Overall, the graft does improve your odds of preventing a dry socket. Of course, do not smoke (if you're a smoker) for several days before or after the extraction and follow your doctor's (dentist, oral surgeon, periodontist) recommendations.
Hope this helps,
Steven Chamish, DDS, FIOCI, FAGD
A bone graft at the time of tooth extraction may help prevent a dry socket. The key to both a successful bone graft and extraction is a healthy amount of bleeding in the tooth socket to form a fibrin clot. In the extraction, the clot acts like a bandage. In the bone graft, it provides the mortar to hold the graft together. Overall, the graft does improve your odds of preventing a dry socket. Of course, do not smoke (if you're a smoker) for several days before or after the extraction and follow your doctor's (dentist, oral surgeon, periodontist) recommendations.
Hope this helps,
Steven Chamish, DDS, FIOCI, FAGD
Not necessarily.
A bone graft will more than likely prevent a dry socket as most bone grafts are closed thus preventing any bone exposure that can lead to dry socket.
I would request you discuss it with the practitioner who performs the procedure as we do not perform bone grafts.
