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Would it be possible to develop dry socket after a root canal?
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No: Dry sockets can occur after a tooth is extracted.
Answered 6/3/2013
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Not typically: Not unless this was a surgical procedure called a hemisection. Otherwise a routine non surgical root canal would not cause a dry socket.
Answered 11/10/2014
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