Extraction

7-Day Post-Extraction Check: Deep Socket but No Pain - Normal Healing or Dental Risk?

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Quick visual impression (100% / zoom)

  • I see a dark, fairly deep socket behind the last visible molar (the extraction site).

  • No obvious pus or large swelling visible in the photo and you report no pain — both reassuring.

  • Surrounding teeth look intact. Photo lighting/angle limits how much I can see (I can’t check bleeding under the gum or feel for mobility).

Tooth Extraction Healing: What’s Normal After 2 Weeks

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At around 14 days after a tooth extraction, the socket should typically show significant healing — the gum tissue should start closing and the site should look pinkish with minimal redness. In your case, the area still appears to have a visible opening with some yellowish or whitish tissue, which could be part of normal healing (fibrin clot or granulation tissue). However, if the hole remains large, sore, or if there’s pain radiating to the temple, ear, or jaw, it may indicate delayed healing or localized infection (dry socket or alveolitis).

Dry Socket or Normal Healing? What to Expect After Tooth Extraction - Signs, Stages & When to See a Dentist

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Thanks — I looked closely at the photo. I can’t give a definitive medical diagnosis from a single photo, but I’ll walk you through what I can see, the differences between normal healing / dry socket / infection, what to watch for, typical timelines, what the dentist will do, how things can get worse if left, and immediate self-care + next steps.

Teeth Relapse After Braces: Causes, Diagnosis, and 14-Day Recovery Plan for Crowded Lower Teeth

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Quick visual observations (what the photo suggests)

  • Lower anterior crowding: the six lower front teeth are pushed/overlapped and rotated — a classic relapse after braces when retainers aren’t worn.

  • Incisal wear/chipping on some lower incisors (flat, shorter edges) — likely from abnormal contact or grinding.

  • Yellowish deposits near the gumline on some teeth — looks like plaque/tartar (calculus) buildup.

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