Volume 30, Issue 175, September 2026

Factors Influencing the Postoperative Course After Tooth Extraction: A Review of the Literature

Patrycja Jędrzejewska^♦, Adrianna Chachuła, Natalia Kruk, Szymon Uszak, Wojciech Szlajss, Daria Wieczorek, Izabela Ślusarczyk, Jan Olszewski, Julia Rojek, Tomasz Szczawiński

Medical University of Lodz: Lodz, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland

^♦Corresponding author
Patrycja Jędrzejewska, Medical University of Lodz: Lodz, Lodz Voivodeship, Poland

ABSTRACT

Tooth extraction is common. The postoperative course depends on many factors. The most common implications are alveolar osteitis (dry socket), infection, bleeding, swelling, trismus, and nerve injury. These factors may occur and negatively affect patient comfort and treatment results. The postoperative course is influenced by patient-related factors as age, systematic disease, smoking and oral hygiene and also local factors including the size of surgical trauma, the duration of the procedure, the operator’s experience and the clot formation. This thesis summarizes present knowledge regarding factors influencing the postoperative course following tooth extraction.

Keywords: tooth extraction; postoperative complications; alveolar osteitis; dry socket; oral surgery; risk factors

Medical Science, 2026, 30, e189ms3939

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v30i175.e189ms3939

Published: 18 September 2026