Wisdom teeth extracted 7 days ago, have some pain and redness near one of the sites, is that normal?

The symptoms you have told are not of any infection. They are signs of proper healing wound. The socket does take some time to heal up after the tooth removal. Although there is no major pain after 3-4 days in most cases, you may take about 2 weeks to start feeling absolutely normal on that side...

I would guess the back pain is not from the tooth extraction, but the position you were in during the procedure. Also some people are fearful of dental work and there body is very tense during the procedure. The pain may be to do tense muscles. If it does not go away seek help from a medical...

It takes approximately 6 weeks for the 3rd molar tooth sockets to fill in with gum tissue.   They heal from the bottom up so it is normal to have a “divot” in the gum tissue for a month or two after surgery.   You can eat anything you like that is comfortable.   I r...