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alveolitis

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Inflammation of the empty tooth socket after a tooth is removed when no blood clot forms

noun
/ˌælviˈoʊlɪtɪs/

Specialized

: alveolitis

The patient experienced severe pain due to alveolitis following his tooth extraction.

Examples

Prompt treatment of alveolitis can significantly reduce discomfort and speed up recovery.
Dentists recommend certain precautions to minimize the risk of alveolitis after dental surgery.
She has alveolitis.
He had alveolitis after surgery.
Dentists recommend certain precautions to minimize the risk of alveolitis after dental surgery.
The patient experienced severe pain due to alveolitis following his tooth extraction.
Prompt treatment of alveolitis can significantly reduce discomfort and speed up recovery.

Synonyms

dry socket

vsalveolitis

Specialized

8.9

Severe pain in the empty hole after a tooth is removed when the blood clot falls out

is a general inflammation of the socket often following clot failure

How Severe

pyorrhea alveolaris

Archaic

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alveolitis

Specialized

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Surface Forms

alveolitis singular

alveolitis plural

Morphology

alveolitis = alveolus (semi-transparent) = alveol + itis

Formed from 'alveolus' (tooth socket sense) + '-itis'; morphologically regular but domain-specific dental terminology may be unknown to average learners.

Etymology

Alveolitis comes from alveolus, a Latin word for a 'small hollow' or 'socket', and the ending -itis, which means 'inflammation'. So alveolitis can mean inflammation of the tooth 'socket' after a tooth is removed, which explains the severe pain that can follow dental surgery.