In some people this unusual occurrence is more pronounced. Since silver fillings contain various metals, you only need one filling to create the connection. This phenomenon of galvanic reaction is not harmful to the patient but may in fact accelerate the corrosion of silver restorations. Foods that lower the pH of your saliva will heighten the galvanic reaction. A temporary relief can occur by sealing over silver fillings with a sealant but sealants are not permanent thus leaving you in the same position you started.
Dry socket is the most common post-operative complication occuring from tooth extractions.
It delays the normal healing process when the newly formed blood clot in the extraction site does not form correctly or is prematurely lost. This blood clot lays the foundation for new tissue and bone to develop over a two-month healing process. Studies have confirmed that women have a far greater chance than men to develop dry socket and women who take oral contraceptives are twice as likely to develop a dry socket because of their increased estrogen level. Reports indicate that women who take oral contraceptives experienced a 31 percent incidence of dry socket after molar extractions performed in the first 22 days of their menstrual cycle. Within two to three days after estrogen use was discontinued, the extraction site tissue began the healing process.