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👃That Post-Op Halitosis. How to avoid the post-op stank according to the literature.
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How to Avoid that Post-Op Stank
So last week you took out a soft-tissue impacted third molar. All was good. But that patient is back for a post-op check….
And. You. Get. Blasted. With This:
Yup. You just got hit with that sweet, smell of an alveolar osteitis.
And your patient doesn’t want to do this again either.
Of course you hurt, bruh. You’ve got an alveolar osteitis. Which is accompanied by…
🤮Severe, throbbing pain 24 to 48 hours after extraction.
👅Foul Taste.
👃Halitosis.
….and everyone involved wants to avoid this problem
So here are 3 literature-backed steps to avoid the dreaded dry socket:
Step1️⃣: Pre-Operative Rinse
Grab the bottle of that strong stuff…
And by strong stuff we mean:
…Because at least one study has show that a pre-operative rinse with chlorhexidine (CHX) decreases the incidence of dry socket by 63%.
Step2️⃣:Use the Big Monoject
Irrigation with this teeny, wittle monoject…
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