Case Report: Late Complication of a Dry Socket Treatment

Dry socket is often treated in dentistry with intra-alveolar dressings; the use of them remains controversial and has been related to some side effects such as neuritis, foreign body reactions, and myospherulosis. We present a case of an intra-alveolar dressing (zinc-oxide eugenol paste) that mimick...

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Main Authors: Ramón Manuel Alemán Navas, María Guadalupe Martínez Mendoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/479306
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description Dry socket is often treated in dentistry with intra-alveolar dressings; the use of them remains controversial and has been related to some side effects such as neuritis, foreign body reactions, and myospherulosis. We present a case of an intra-alveolar dressing (zinc-oxide eugenol paste) that mimicked a trigeminal neuralgia for 3 years and caused a right maxillary chronic osteomyelitis and foreign body reaction in a zone corresponding to the alveolus of the maxillary first molar. This long-term complication was successfully managed by complete removal of the foreign body and curettage of the affected area.
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spelling doaj-art-74948d2dc28b4fdaa71790283922e9a72025-08-20T02:06:49ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362010-01-01201010.1155/2010/479306479306Case Report: Late Complication of a Dry Socket TreatmentRamón Manuel Alemán Navas0María Guadalupe Martínez Mendoza1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zacamil National Hospital, Evangelical University of El Salvador, San Salvador 00106-8000, El SalvadorFaculty of dentistry, Latin American University, 03100 Mexico City, MexicoDry socket is often treated in dentistry with intra-alveolar dressings; the use of them remains controversial and has been related to some side effects such as neuritis, foreign body reactions, and myospherulosis. We present a case of an intra-alveolar dressing (zinc-oxide eugenol paste) that mimicked a trigeminal neuralgia for 3 years and caused a right maxillary chronic osteomyelitis and foreign body reaction in a zone corresponding to the alveolus of the maxillary first molar. This long-term complication was successfully managed by complete removal of the foreign body and curettage of the affected area.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/479306
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