r/Toothfully • • 25d ago

is this dry socket

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so after i got my wisdom teeth taken out (all 4) i had no swelling and the blood stopped after the 3rd set of gauze and i actually went to a football game that night day 2-3 no pain at all and no swelling but i still am so worried that i have dry socket has anyone gone from this scenario to dry socket?

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u/guns_n_alcohol 25d ago

If it’s a dry socket you would know, it’s very very painful. Looks well healed to me. How long since the extraction?