So I have dry socket? Is it infected or healing well? 9 days after wisdom tooth extraction

Hi!! This is my first ever tooth extraction, I’m wondering if I have dry socket ? Or an infection? Or is it healing normally? It’s been 9 days since having my impacted wisdom tooth removed. The place I went to really didn’t give me any information on how to care for the site just “don’t eat hard stuff or drink thru a straw the first 24” so I had NO idea about a blood clot that needed to form or ANYTHING. I haven’t had a super lot of pain, mild pain really more of a ache from my jaw/neck to my temple/head on the same side of extraction.m and not constantly just off and on. I know there’s some broccoli in there I had just finished dinner and took some pics before rinsing my mouth sorry. Just didn’t expect it to look this way I’m so worried. I recently (today) found out I’m suppose to be rinsing with salt water but have been using listerene (blue one) is this bad?

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By Kerry Dunn

Hi, I am in the same position as you and wondered if this was okay to look as your tooth did? Did yours heal? I just wanted to know what happened to you and if it was all okay? I wasn't sure if it's normal healing and you healed okay? Thank you

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