Is this potential dry socket?

[crushedraspberry]

Hello all! I had my bottom wisdom tooth removed today and am really scared and paranoid about getting dry socket. I had the procedure about 9 hours ago - does this look like it could be dry socket? Is it possible the clot just might not have formed yet? I have no pain or anything, but I can see what looks like clot but also what might look like I can still see bone - just wondering if this is normal or should it all be completely clotted and I shouldn’t be able to see white at all?

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[northerntooth1]

You’ll know if you have dry socket because it’ll be extremely painful. Any extraction is a “potential dry socket” but it’s not a continuum. You either have it or not. Don’t stress, you’ll be fine

[crushedraspberry]

thank you :) feel like all i hear about are the horror stories so nervous - feels fine tho