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A member asked:

Am i more susceptible to get dry socket if i sleep with my mouth open at night, and just got wisdom teeth out?

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Dr. Steven Koos answered

Specializes in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

No: Sleeping with your mouth open is not an aggravating behavior that would cause you to prematurely lose the blood clots in your extraction sockets - where they would not reform and lead to a "dry socket".

Dr Traver agreed

Answered 7/10/2016

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