2004-4-10 2002-7-30 Dry socket is an infection in your tooth socket after a tooth is extracted. The condition usually develops when a blood clot fails to form in the socket, or if the blood clot comes loose. Dry socket occurs in approximately 5 percent of all tooth extractions. 98814 text/html 1.0 EN index,follow dry socket infection tooth socket tooth extracted tooth extractions family dentistry Nelson Family Dentistry - Dry Socket text