A metagenomic study of patients with alveolar osteitis after tooth extraction. A preliminary case-control study.

Laura Aguilar-DuránRui FigueiredoRamón SeminagoFrancisco J RoigCarlos LlorensEduard Valmaseda-Castellón

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2019)

This study seems to indicate that bacteria may play an important role in the alveolar osteitis etiology. Thus, new prevention and treatment strategies should be considered.

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