Dry Socket. Alveolalgias . Alveolar Osteitides . Alveolar Periostitides . Dry Sockets . Osteitides, Alveolar . Periostitides, Alveolar . Socket, Dry . Sockets, Dry . Alveolalgia . Alveolar Osteitis . Alveolar Periostitis . Alveolitis Sicca Dolorosa . Osteitis, Alveolar . Periostitis, Alveolar . A condition sometimes occurring after tooth extraction, particularly after traumatic extraction, resulting in a dry appearance of the exposed bone in the socket, due to disintegration or loss of the blood clot. It is basically a focal osteomyelitis without suppuration and is accompanied by severe pain (alveolalgia) and foul odor. (Dorland, 28th ed) . 1.00
Periostitis. Periostitides . Inflammation of the periosteum. The condition is generally chronic, and is marked by tenderness and swelling of the bone and an aching pain. Acute periostitis is due to infection, is characterized by diffuse suppuration, severe pain, and constitutional symptoms, and usually results in necrosis. (Dorland, 27th ed) . 0.68
Alveolata. A group of three related eukaryotic phyla whose members possess an alveolar membrane system, consisting of flattened membrane-bound sacs lying beneath the outer cell membrane. . 0.64
Alveolar Process. Alveolar Processes . Process, Alveolar . Processes, Alveolar . Ridge, Alveolar . Alveolar Ridge . The thickest and spongiest part of the maxilla and mandible hollowed out into deep cavities for the teeth. . 0.62
