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.
Although the extraction is necessary, the resulting trauma can increase the chances of dry socket. Previous infections such as periodontal disease or pericoronitis at the site of the extraction can predispose an individual to dry socket. Women have been found to develop a dry socket more so than men. This may be related to hormonal factors such as use of oral contraceptives or normal hormonal changes during a woman's cycle. Patients older than 30 years of age with impacted third molars have an increased risk of dry socket. With age, the jawbone becomes more dense and has less blood supply available.