I recently had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled and I was wondering when it would be ok to begin smoking again. I have been told that as wounds heal you are more likely to develop cancer if carcinogens are present. Is this true or just more stupid anti-smoking gibberish.
i have a hard time believing that. Do at least wait till they are healed up enough that you don't tear them back open.
DO NOT SMOKE
at least read up on "dry socket", aka most painful thing in the world
basically what happens is when your mouth makes the sucking motion from cigar inhalation, the blood clots in the holes in the back of your mouth will come out and leave all the raw nerve endings exposed to the air, aka the most painful thing ever
at least read up on "dry socket", aka most painful thing in the world
basically what happens is when your mouth makes the sucking motion from cigar inhalation, the blood clots in the holes in the back of your mouth will come out and leave all the raw nerve endings exposed to the air, aka the most painful thing ever
I had mine done a few months ago on a Monday and the doc told me not to smoke until after I came back for a follow up visit on Friday. That Friday he said I could try smoking a cigar but to pay attention to having to draw too hard. I believe the dry socket problem was a concern with the draw. I never had any problems other than the usual soreness that worked out in a few days.
This is absolutely correct. I smoked cigarettes when I had mine done and I could not live without the nicotine. My fix was to literally put the cigarette in my nose and smoke it so I did not close my mouth to make a suck motion. I looked pretty dumb too. I am glad I gave up cigarettes.
A dry socket is basically reopening your wound. It will add a lot of time to your recovery and then you will have to go longer without a cigar. I would say be patient. It will be worth it in the long run.
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Just keep telling the oral surgeon that you are in a lot of pain and need more percoset (sp) or viocidan (sp). Then you will not care if you are smoking cigars or not.
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Alex! You almost made me spit my coffee out as I pictured you smoking a cig through your nose! :lol:
Anyway, I had 4 teeth pulled to make room for other teeth movement prior to installing my braces. I tried smoking, and yes, the draw motion exerted unnecessary and uncomfortable gum movement.
I wish I had my braces when I was a kid and not during my adulthood.
Oh, one more thing, be sure to rinse your mouth often with a semi-salt solution. You want to avoid ANY and ALL bacterial infestation. If your Dr. gave you a syringe with a curled tip, USE IT to swish out any food particles from the cavity. Else, get yourself a water pik. Trust me, you'll LOVE that water pik, even after your gums heal, because it'll take a while for that concaved cavity to fill up again. You'd be surprised as to how much food particles get trapped in there.
Anyway, I had 4 teeth pulled to make room for other teeth movement prior to installing my braces. I tried smoking, and yes, the draw motion exerted unnecessary and uncomfortable gum movement.
I wish I had my braces when I was a kid and not during my adulthood.
Oh, one more thing, be sure to rinse your mouth often with a semi-salt solution. You want to avoid ANY and ALL bacterial infestation. If your Dr. gave you a syringe with a curled tip, USE IT to swish out any food particles from the cavity. Else, get yourself a water pik. Trust me, you'll LOVE that water pik, even after your gums heal, because it'll take a while for that concaved cavity to fill up again. You'd be surprised as to how much food particles get trapped in there.
I had mine removed over 20 years ago and still have one pretty deep cavity there. It's completely healed, but creates a little pocket for snacks in case I want something later.
i need to get mine pulled but im too lazy to go to the doctor and my dental plan only has crappy dentist =\
Duke said:
It is not as bad as the stories you will hear. It does stink, don't get me wrong! But, overall not that bad.
well hopefully i will get a nice perscription of vicodin then i cant drive at work so i get good things to do =)
I am past the risk for dry socket and really of infection. My concern was that I was told that the risk for oral cancer was higher until it heals 100%. Is this really true?