Extraction

Tooth Extraction Healing: What’s Normal After 2 Weeks

Severity: 
Moderate
Teeth Problems: 
Extraction

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

Severity: 
Critical
Teeth Problems: 
Extraction
Post-extraction swelling

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.

Quick visual impression (from the photo)

  • The socket shows a dark area in the extraction site — that can be a blood clot or residual blood/debris.

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

Severity: 
Moderate
Teeth Problems: 
Plaque
Gum disease
Extraction

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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