Can abscess drainage create a dry socket in your jaw?

Dry socket results…: …from loss of the blood clot that normally forms after a tooth is extracted. The clot acts like a scab protecting a wound to prevent food & bacteria from getting into the wound. It also stimulates bone growth & healing. If you think you have a dry socket, see your dentist/oral surgeon to have it attended to to prevent infection & pain.

No: A dry socket will present as intense/increasing pain typically 48 hours after a tooth extraction. It is caused by exposed bone in an area that has lost it's blood clot. Treatment is to have a medicated dressing placed into the affected area. Antibiotics will not help a dry socket.

Perhaps: Perhaps a role. A dry socket starts when the protective effect of a blood clot in the socket is lost. An infection may prevent the clot from forming properly.