ORIGIN: In France, only members of the gentry were permitted to keep pigeons. In Colonial Louisiana pigeonniers were considered status symbols. Pigeonnier may be descendant of late medieval towers which ornamented. French castles and manor houses.
Dry socket is more likely to occur following a difficult tooth extraction. It is thought that excessive force applied to the tooth, or excessive movement of the tooth burnishes the bony walls of the socket and crushes blood vessels, impairing the repair process.
What is a Dry Socket? A dry socket is a common difficulty that arises after removal of the tooth and is characterized by sharp pain. It occurs when a blood clot in the hollow cavity formed due to the tooth extraction, gets dissolved, leaving the nerve and bone exposed to fluids, food, and air. Dry socket is also known as alveolar osteitis.