I got my wisdom teeth pulled today, when can I smoke a cigarette?!


Question:

I got my wisdom teeth pulled today, when can I smoke a cigarette?

talked to my oral surgeon about it, and he told me that I'd have to wait a whole week. I know that's a crock, I know plenty of people that have been able to get away with it. Although they told me that they shoved cotton in their gums too. I was also wondering about a little MJ, and when that could be possible to smoke as well. Anyways, when will I be able to safely smoke without being concerned about dry socket? I can wait a week if it's necessary, but I know plenty of people that got away with it after a few days. My surgeon has me on a lot of medication to prevent any infections as well, so I'm pretty much golden... I just wanted to ask before I ended up screwing myself over and getting dry socket.

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1 month ago
Oh, and I'm not looking to getting criticized by some old *****, thank you. I was polite, you can be too. Just because you're old and miserable, doesn't mean you have to take it out on me, a nice girl that just wanted to ask a simple question. Jesus.


Answers:

Hello, as a dentist myself I always advise my patients not to smoke or drink using a straw for AT LEAST 72 hours and even longer is of course better as this will give the clot time to form and for your gums to begin to heal. Smoking, drinking from a straw and and strenuous exercise can cause the clot to dislodge and whats known as a "dry socket" will form. Once a dry socket has formed you will find yourself back in your dentists office as this is often more painful than before your procedure. I have had patients who smoked as soon as the same afternoon that I had extracted their wisdom teeth and they ended up back in the office the next day for treatment for dry sockets. Best advice is to take any prescriptions (ie pain medication and antibiotics) that your dentist may have prescribed, try not to smoke for at least 72 hours and just sit back and take it easy. Good luck!




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