A literature review on dry socket

Dry socket falls under the most common as well serious complications, which usually encountered after extraction of third molar. The occurrence dry in dental clinical practice is very common, may be due to systemic or chronic disease related patient health, that alters immunity with respect infection, there will other local chances too for include habits smoking cigarette, chewing pan masala, bad oral hygiene. This article reviews main causes socket, various treatment modalities same. Keywords: Smoking, Bad hygiene, Alveolar osteitis.