Effect of lavage on the incidence of localized osteitis in mandibular third molar extraction sites

Effect of oral contraceptive use on the incidence of dry socket in females following impacted mandibular third molar extraction: a meta-analysis

“…3,4,11,12,[16][17][18][24][25][26][27][28] The articles by Butler and Sweet 3 and Nordenram and Grave 12 each reported two studies, and the article by Bonine 17 reported three studies. All of the studies included were cohort studies.…”

“…Most studies have described the incidence of dry socket (DS) to be in the range of 1-4% for all routine tooth extractions and 5-30% for impacted mandibular third molar extractions. [1][2][3][4][5] Typically, DS starts 1-3 days after tooth extraction and lasts for 5-10 days. 1 Clinical features of DS are severe throbbing pain that starts 1-3 days after extraction, marked halitosis, and a foul taste.…”

“…These include bacterial infection, trauma, biochemical agents, and fibrinolysis of the socket blood clot. 3,[5][6][7] In spite of this, the precise aetiology of DS remains unclear. Over the past few decades, multiple factors associated with the occurrence of DS have been increasingly recognized, involving both general and local factors, such as age, gender, oral contraceptive (OC) use, menstrual cycle, smoking, length of the operation, pericoronitis, state of eruption, and the use of antimicrobial drugs and mouth rinses.…”

Effectiveness of 0.2% chlorhexidine gel and a eugenol-based paste on postoperative alveolar osteitis in patients having third molars extracted: a randomised controlled clinical trial

“…Smokers, [16][17][18][19] people who misused alcohol, and women on oral contraceptives 13,17,[20][21][22] were also excluded. Surgical expertise and strict asepsis could also have contributed.…”

Influence of immediate post-extraction socket irrigation on development of alveolar osteitis after mandibular third molar removal: a prospective split-mouth study, preliminary report

“…Relevant to this research were only two literature reports by Butler and Sweet [28][29] that analysed the effect of NS lavage on the incidence of AO in MTM extraction sites. They compared large amounts of irrigation (175 ml NS solution) with small amounts (less than 25 ml).…”