These activities may increase risk for dry socket:
- Smoking
- Drinking carbonated beverages in first 24 hours after surgery
- Spitting
- Sneezing
- Coughing
- Sucking
- Drinking through a straw in first 24 hours after surgery
- Poor oral hygiene
- Women using birth control pills
- Not following post-extraction guidelines
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