am i supposed to leave this dressing in??? dry socket. UK?

Question

i had a tooth pulled on tuesday.. it was very hard to get it out, it took over 20minuets, then the root had snapped... so was not as easy as i hoped. after a couple of days the socket was throbbing and causing earache... i went back to my dentist yesterday (friday) and she said my blood clot had came away... she could see exposed bone... she rinsed it out and said she was putting a fake blood clot in.. so she stuffed this stuff in there, it has a very odd taste to it. strong medicated stuff, which is wearing off now thankfully!! but i dont remember her saying make another app... or you need to pull it out in a couple of days. so im not sure what is supposed to happen?? i cant call up until monday morning because its closed all weekend! so anyone else been through this who is from the UK... what happens?

Update:

ok thanx... so does my gum just heal with that in there forever??

? · Accepted Answer

I'm a dental nurse, can tell you right now, do not remove the dressing. You need to see the dentist for a review appointment but they dressing does not come out. Hope that answers your question.

Lapiz Dominoes. · Answer

You need call the dentist
to go through the last stage of healing,
and do that  S.A.P., leaving the
padding in place until then.
Your dentist can also advise you by phone, 
if you leave your telephone number and
offer a time-frame if asked.

am i supposed to leave this dressing in??? dry socket. UK?

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