Hello!
Yesterday my dentist extracted a tooth (lower second molar). She put three brown sponges into the resulting socket, which turned into brown "mucus". How long should this remain in the socket? During the night I also started getting headaches – are these a consequence of the extracted tooth?
Thank you in advance for your answer and have a nice day.

Dear Sir/Madam!

The sponges you mention were probably a fibrin substitute, i.e. a substance that will help form and stabilize the blood clot in the alveolus. The dry sponge-like material quickly becomes soaked with blood, so its appearance is similar to what you described. Do not remove the resulting material, as this would prevent the purpose of the postoperative measure and would also introduce microorganisms into the affected area, which could considerably worsen the condition. I believe that the headache is not a consequence of the procedure mentioned.

Have a nice day!