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Smokeless Tobacco Risks for Teeth & Gums Figure 6 from Oral health consequences of smokeless tobacco use Semantic Scholar Dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis, can occur after a tooth extraction. It happens when the blood clot that forms in the socket after extraction dislodges or fails to form properly. Your Fort Worth Dentist Recommends Giving up Smokeless Tobacco Renee Corbitt, DDS A dry socket is a painful complication that can occur after a tooth is removed, especially a wisdom tooth. Normally, a blood clot forms in the empty socket to protect the underlying bone and nerves
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