Bone Inflammation Categories

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What is osteitis?

Localized inflammation of bone with no progression through the marrow spaces

What is the most common cause of dry socket?

Failure of a blood clot to form in the socket

What characterizes alveolar osteitis (dry socket)?

Associated with severe pain developing a few days after extraction

What is periostitis?

<p>Inflammation of the periosteal surface of the bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is osteomyelitis?

<p>More extensive inflammation spreading through the marrow spaces</p> Signup and view all the answers

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