Case report: late complication of a dry socket treatment.
Dry socket is often treated in dentistry with intra-alveolar dressings; the use of them remains controversial and has been related to some side effects such as neuritis, foreign body reactions, and myospherulosis. We present a case of an intra-alveolar dressing (zinc-oxide eugenol paste) that mimicked a trigeminal neuralgia for 3 years and caused a right maxillary chronic osteomyelitis and foreign body reaction in a zone corresponding to the alveolus of the maxillary first molar. This long-term complication was successfully managed by complete removal of the foreign body and curettage of the affected area.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Zacamil National Hospital, Evangelical University of El Salvador, San Salvador 00106-8000, El Salvador.
Ramón Manuel
RM
Alemán Navas
María Guadalupe
MG
Martínez Mendoza
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