Localized inflammation of the tooth socket following extraction due to infection or loss of blood clot; osteitis.
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 odour. ... (12 Dec 1998)...
A localized inflammation of the tooth socket following an extraction due to infection or loss of a b
Type: Term Synonyms: alveoalgia
noun inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
Localized inflammation of the tooth socket following extraction due to infection or loss of blood clot; osteitis.
a painful inflammatory infection of the bone and tissues at the site of an extracted tooth.