Average healing time is seven to 10 days, as this is the amount of time it takes for new tissue to grow to cover the exposed socket. Congiusta, M. A. and A. Veitz-Keenan. Evidence-Based Dentistry 14.3 (2013): 86. Daly, B., et al.
Our native plant, the Jointed Glasswort (Salicornia herbacea, Linn.), was, as its name implies, also regarded as of value in the manufacture of glass. ---Description---It is a low-growing, annual herb, common in salt marshes and on muddy seashores all round the British Islands and was much used for this purpose.
The more red, the more salt. Called Pickleweed and Woody Glasswort (from the sound some think it makes when you walk on it) glasswort can be found New Hampshire to Texas and up the Pacific coast. Often it turns red in the winter and red parts taste more salty. It has woody, jointed stems and leaves like fleshy sheaths.