Research Article
Dry Socket: Incidence, Clinical Features, and Predisposing Factors
Table 3
Indications of exodontia and incidence of dry socket in 1182 patients with 1362 teeth.
| | Indication for exodontia | 2010 n (%) | 2011 n (%) | 2012 n (%) | 2013 n (%) | Total |
| | Reversible pulpitis | 21 (5.1) | 15 (2.9) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (6.7) | 40 (2.9) | | Irreversible pulpitis | 63 (15.2) | 47 (9.0) | 40 (12.5) | 12 (11.5) | 162 (11.9) | | Retained root | 26 (6.3) | 33 (6.3) | 22 (6.9) | 4 (3.8) | 85 (6.2) | | Pericoronitis | 19 (4.6) | 14 (2.7) | 5 (1.6) | 3 (2.9) | 41 (3.0) | | Chronic apical periodontitis | 8 (1.9) | 8 (1.5) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (2.9) | 20 (1.5) | | Acute apical periodontitis | 148 (35.7) | 261 (49.9) | 163 (50.9) | 32 (30.8) | 604 (44.3) | | Chronic periodontitis | 25 (6.0) | 22 (4.2) | 14 (4.4) | 7 (6.7) | 68 (5.0) | | Dentoalveolar abscess | 23 (5.5) | 28 (5.4) | 21 (6.6) | 6 (5.8) | 78 (5.7) | | Periodontal abscess | 4 (1.0) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (1.0) | 9 (0.7) | | Fracture | 15 (3.6) | 27 (5.2) | 9 (2.8) | 5 (4.8) | 56 (4.1) | | Cervical abrasion | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (1.0) | 4 (0.3) | | Failed RCT | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (0.4) | | Displacement | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) | 7 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 8 (0.8) | | Not stated | 61 (14.8) | 62 (11.9) | 31 (9.7) | 27 (26.0) | 181 (13.3) | | Incidence rate | | | | | | | Number of teeth with dry socket | 10 (2.4) | 6 (1.1) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (1.0) | 19 (1.4) | | Total number of teeth | 415 (30.5) | 523 (38.4) | 320 (23.5) | 104 (7.6) | 1362 (100) | | Incidence | 2.4% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 1.4% |
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