As a specific etiology has
not yet been determined, it is necessary to follow
preventive measures in the daily practice of tooth
extraction starting with the patient’s medical history.
From the published data, it was not possible to deter-
mine an ideal or consensual treatment protocol.Each institution has adopted a different protocol,thus,
despite many studies and publications, additional in-
vestigations are still required to establish the best
method to treat dry socket.