Re: Alveolar osteitis (

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The pain from alveolar osteitis usually lasts for 24–72 hours. There is no real treatment for dry socket — it is a self-limiting condition that will improve and disappear with time — but certain interventions can significantly decrease pain during an episode of dry socket. These interventions usually consist of a gentle rinsing of the inflamed socket followed by the direct placement within the socket of some type of sedative dressing, which soothes the inflamed bone for a period of time and promotes tissue growth. This is usually done without anesthesia.[7] The active ingredients in these sedative dressings usually include substances like soluble aspirin, zinc oxide, eugenol, and oil of cloves. It is usually necessary to have this done for two or three consecutive days, although occasionally it can take longer. Because true dry socket pain is so intense, additional analgesics are sometimes prescribed.
A fresh Zinc oxide eugenol mix is then wrapped in the cotton pellet and the impregnated cotton gauze/pellet is then placed in the dry extraction socket site

* Metronidazole/Doxicycline (powdered/gel form) can also be added to the dressing to enhance antibiotic action
* Anesthetic gel, like lignocaine gel can also be added to provide additional pain relief.

Antibiotics like Amoxicillin may be prescribed to prevent any infections in and around the extraction site.