Can a dentist or anyone help please I’m not sure if I have dry socket

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I had a tooth extracted 7 days ago now everything has been fine but tonite I started to get a mild throbbing pain on the extracted tooth I have salt washed and it was still throbbing. I can’t tell if I have dry socket or if it is the white granulating healing stage. I’m also concerned as I thought by day 7 the hole should be starting to close up please can anyone help

Have you gone back to the dentist?

If it's throbbing and painful I'd say you have got dry socket and go back - had them when I had my wisdom teeth out, so painful.

Go back, if it is dry socket they might pack it. Then arm yourself with clove oil, salt water and ibuprofen and be prepared for 2 weeks of pain followed by a slow heal for a couple of months.