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Docs can you explain, is it really possible to get a dry socket after a tonsillectomy?
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No: 'dry socket' only applies to a tooth removal after which exposed bone and nerve can cause pain. Tonsillectomy hurts for a different reason- the exposure of muscle in the throat. For details, see an ENT who can explain even more.
Answered 7/18/2019
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