After a tooth extraction, the body begins the healing process by forming a blood clot in the socket where the tooth was ...

Dry socket is relatively rare, occurring in only 0.5% to 5.6% of extractions, usually after wisdom tooth removal. Dry sockets ...

What people may not realize is that an extraction of one tooth increases the risk of damage to, and eventual extraction of, the teeth that are adjacent to the extracted tooth. Dr. Robert A. Horowitz, ...