Case : A 35 -year -old female patient, come to a dentist with complaints of great pain in the former lower molars 46

Case : A 35 -year -old female patient, come to a dentist with complaints of great pain in the former lower molars 46, accompanied by swelling that extends to the neck. The patient did tooth extraction 2 days ago. Patients do not take medication even though the doctor has prescribed it. The results of the anamnesis are known that the tooth extraction procedure lasts for about 2 hours, painful, and the doctor gives anesthesia many times. From the clinical examination (intra-oral), socket used for tooth extraction 46 is red in color, swollen, painful and accompanied by bad oral hygiene. In the tooth extraction socket, there is no blood clot, but pseudomembrane is found to be yellow and smelly. Doctors diagnose as alveolitis.

Question : Explain the impact of the patient not taking the medications instructed by the doctor on wound healing process.