tooth socket

WordNet: tooth socket

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a bony socket in the alveolar ridge that holds a tooth
Synonym: alveolus

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	Following a tooth extraction 11 days ago you can feel what appears to be part of the tooth in the socket and every time you eat or drink the socket is extremely painful is this OK? Read answer...
	Can you tell me why there is pus in my lower left wisdom tooth socket The tooth was extracted 16 days ago and today my face was swollen. There was a white spot where the socket was and pus came out.? Read answer...
	If your gums close completely over a broken tooth can the partial tooth be left in the socket? Read answer...

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	If your gums heal over a broken tooth can the partial tooth be left in the socket?
	Can you irrigate the tooth socket hole with betadine mouthwash 3 weeks after wisdom tooth extraction?
	You have dry socket after a tooth extraction your clove plug came out early you are supposed to see the Dr tomorrow and it came out yesterday Can the dry socket start hurting again?

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