CMSA Diploma In Oral Surgery Dip Oral Surg(SA) Practice Questions - Diploma In Oral Surgery Of The College Of Maxillofacial And Oral Surgeons Of South Africa Exam

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On day 4 following a surgical extraction of tooth 38, a 30-year-old female presents with severe, radiating neuralgiform pain, halitosis, and exposed bare bone in the extraction socket. What is the primary pathophysiology of this condition?

Premature fibrinolysis of the intra-alveolar blood clot by plasmin Acute bacterial osteomyelitis of the mandibular body Direct bacterial invasion of the inferior alveolar nerve canal Retained root fragment with acute apical periodontitis

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Premature fibrinolysis of the intra-alveolar blood clot by plasmin

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