Dead gum tissue?

[xiodinex]

I recently had a tooth extracted because it was very decayed, I ended up getting dry socket but it was only very mild since I caught it early. When he was packing the wound he briefly commented that there was a lot of dead tissue and when I had a look this morning I noticed the gums were very white around the extraction site. Is this normal? Is there anything to worry about?

 

[LADentalclinic]

A whitish gray appearance of an extraction site is normal. That is a part of the healing process. As long as you continue to feel better you should have nothing to worry about. If you begin to feel worse you should have the site checked again.