<s>[INST] I have dry socket from a wisdom tooth extraction a week ago, the dentist put paste into it for pain, there is brown stuff in the socket, my dentist didn t tellme to remove anything.... should I remove what s in there? I have an appointment in a day and a half and its been a couple of days ? Is it cotton or part of the paste [/INST] dry socket is because after extraction  the blood clot got dislodged from the socket. so ideally the dry socket should be curetted which means it should be cleaned & irrigated with medicine & obtundent dressing which is already given to you must be placed. the brown discharge or paste is the dressing. it will take around a week for the pain to subside. you should go for regular dressings, & maintain that area clean. food lodgement in the socket can again cause infection & give more trouble. use betadine mouthwash twice a day to help in healing. betadine should be diluted with equal amount of water, & after rinsing with it you should not intake water for atleast 20  mins. </s>