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AnxiousAlice
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Will bone graft and suturing after wisdom tooth extraction prevent dry socket?
Question for dentists:
My wisdom tooth lower right will soon be extracted. It is fully errupted and has infection. Right not it is not giving me pain however, it has off and on and xrays are showing some abcess and it will need to be extracted.
One concern I have is dry socket after extraction. The tooth is quite large and will likely leave a large hole.
Apparently an option could be to do a bone graft covered with a membrane and sutured immediately after the extraction. Will this likely prevent dry socket.
I understand that this is perhpas a helathier way to go and that there is an added cost. But what is the advantage in both preventing dry socket and overall health in the long run. (This tooith will not be replaced by an implant because of it's location).
Other question is; since bonme grafting material is essentially donor material, what is the chance of any kind of disease or contamination from the graft material.
Thanks for any answers.
ALice
Question for dentists:
My wisdom tooth lower right will soon be extracted. It is fully errupted and has infection. Right not it is not giving me pain however, it has off and on and xrays are showing some abcess and it will need to be extracted.
One concern I have is dry socket after extraction. The tooth is quite large and will likely leave a large hole.
Apparently an option could be to do a bone graft covered with a membrane and sutured immediately after the extraction. Will this likely prevent dry socket.
I understand that this is perhpas a helathier way to go and that there is an added cost. But what is the advantage in both preventing dry socket and overall health in the long run. (This tooith will not be replaced by an implant because of it's location).
Other question is; since bonme grafting material is essentially donor material, what is the chance of any kind of disease or contamination from the graft material.
Thanks for any answers.
ALice