SITE Practice Test

1Single Choice

A 24-year-old patient presents with a dry socket 3 days after surgical removal of an impacted mandibular third molar. Which of the following is the most appropriate initial management?

A.Prescribe a course of oral antibiotics and instruct the patient to return in one week
B.Irrigate the socket with warm saline, place an obtundent dressing such as iodoform-based paste, and prescribe analgesics
C.Curettage of the socket under local anesthesia to stimulate fresh bleeding
D.Incision and drainage with placement of a Penrose drain

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