... that I discussed in the pain relief thread.

It's now eight hours post extraction and I was still biting gauze pretty
firmly because (a.) my dentist didn't tell me how long to keep biting and
(b.) it was still coming out kind of bloody.

I was concerned about this so I called my dentist and he said some continued
blood seepage would still be normal. And we are probably talking about
seepage here, the saliva mixed with blood probably makes it worse than it
is. I still had the gauze on it, however, because as I noted, he didn't
indicate "how long" and I neglected to ask the question

However, in checking around at some archived posts here, it appears I should
have already removed the gauze long ago. I have done that now. I can taste a
little bit of blood in my mouth, not much.

Could I have done anything to impede the clot formation by keeping the gauze
on too long to where I need to maybe check back with my dentist, or does it
sound like things are OK? Is there anything else you guys would recommend
here?