Current established methods of dry socket treat- ment can be divided into irrigation, medicaments placement and surgical intervention. Irrigation of the socket with normal saline and administering potent analgesics have been used for the treatment of dry socket. Maintenance of good oral hygiene and warm saline rinses assists in the healing of socket. Medicaments placement include antibacterial dress- ing, obtundent dressing, topical anesthetic dressing and combination of these. Placement of medicament is controversial in literature due to the occurrence of local complications at extraction socket. In this study, all patients have been treated with