Wisdom teeth and smoking?!

Wisdom teeth and smoking?

im 16 years old, and am to scared to ask the dentist since he might tell my mom i smoke. anyway, will being a smoker increase my chance of getting dry socket? even if i dont smoke at all after the surgery for like a week?

2 weeks ago
thanx for all ur answers! and so far i dont have dry socket and i havn't smoked for 3 days.

Smoking will absolutely increase your chances of developing a dry socket after wisdom tooth removal. In fact, smoking interferes with healing in the mouth, period.

It is the presence of heat and the chemicals in smoke at the time of surgery that interferes with healing. (In other words, you could smoke right before surgery, and it wouldn't affect the healing afterwards.) Additionally, the suction action of drawing smoke into your mouth affects the surgical area. In fact, you will be advised not to drink through a straw for a few days after oral surgery so you don't disturb the blood clot that leads to healing.

If you can manage not to smoke for a week after surgery, that should be long enough to get good initial healing. But, smoking affects your your general health as well as your dental health. If you are able to stop for a week, why not go all the way and quit for good?