data regarding the age gender site of dry socket time lapsed from extraction until diagnosis and treatment outcome was eualuated and reuiewed the age ranged from 17-69 year with a mean value 34.3 years, with high frequency occurring in 4 decade. the male to female ratio was .12: 1. sixty six patients presented dry socket in mandible, while 24 in maxilla. Dry socket was more common at 3 molar in mandible and 1 molar in maxilla. twenty six patients presented with dry sockets after three days. Surgical intervention was successful in all case without any major complication.