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Hey all, I was hoping to get some dental advice. So, I had my right upper wisdom removed 2-1/2 weeks ago. It seems to be a simple extraction as my dentist did it really fast and the whole tooth was intact when removed. However, my dentist said it was close to my maxillary sinus so he placed 2 pcs of dental gelfoam soaked in saline as protection for my sinus and as a hemostatic. Past forward, the wound healed quite well except for a mid-sized hole left on the center. This hole is hollow and a little deep, red at the bottom with no blood clot. The surrounding gums looked normal and a little pinkish. Have some minor pain and discomfort from the site at times. I noticed this as early as 1 week and didn't thought I had a dry socket since my pain was not severe. But by close to 2 weeks, I got worried so I called up my dentist and booked an appointment. On appointment day, my dentist checked and said I had a dry socket since I dislodged the blood clot on that center area. For context, I mouthwashed very frequently even just after the extraction and I must have dislodged it during that time. Any case, my dentist placed a temporary filling with Eugenol. He said that the filling will harden after several hours and fall off causing irritation on the area and bleeding which would hopefully start the healing process once again to fill up that hole. After 10 days, if in case this didn't work, he would have to inject me with local anesthetic and make the area bleed again and stitch it up for additional precaution. I'm quite afraid tbh since I have some dental phobia. I wanted to ask if anyone else had this situation and what happened. I would very much appreciate your input. Thanks 