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A member asked:

I snore quite a bit, will my open-mouth snoring lead to dry-socket in the night?

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Dr. Robert Douglas answered

Specializes in Orthodontics

No: Dry Socket is a painful condition of the bone where a tooth was recently extracted. The blood clot fails due to infection exposing the bone. It is usually very painful. Snoring or just mouth breathing will not cause dry socket.

Dr Rochester agreed

Answered 6/23/2020

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