Wisdom teeth extraction and smoking

[RamzaFreak20]

I know you aren't supposed to smoke until your wisdom teeth are healed, but does anyone know how long that is? I just had mine pulled Friday and am jonesin pretty badly. Should I wait until they don't hurt at ALL, or is there a length of time where it is safe to smoke?

 

[Whtwtrman79]

Ask your dentist/ surgeon for a time period you really run a risk of dry socket which is pretty terrible from personal experience, the theory is it reduces the formation of the blood clot at the site, or may pull it away, it's also known as alveolar osteitis if you want to wiki it

 

[pbibby]

I would definitely ask the dentist. Don't want to risk anything.....

Also, I don't think I ever sent a friendly bomb to you that I said I would. What a better excuse now then you having the wisdom teeth out? Haha. Perfect!

 

[mwlabel]

Ask the dentist and/or surgeon

 

[joe45]

I think I waited close to a month after I had mine out.

 

[Whtwtrman79]

My dry socket resolved after 2 weeks so a month is probably overkill, but again I say ask your provider

 

[jonesry09]

Jake/Trills99 just had his out last week as well. I'll shoot him a text and get hime to chime in

 

[Craig Mac]

Do not smoke until they say you can! I got dry socket and had my gums packed twice a week for 6 weeks after and was fucking miserable!

 

[Whtwtrman79]

Do not smoke until they say you can! I got dry socket and had my gums packed twice a week for 6 weeks after and was fucking miserable!

I've had broken bones, appendicitis then went backpacking in Nepal, but a dry socket was worse....

 

[Craig Mac]

Exactly, the stuff they pack in there tastes awful and the pain is even worse. Take a break and pick a good cigar for when it's over, it will be the best cigar you've ever had!

 

[D Quintero]

what kind of extraction ?
my four wisdoms were pulled/pried clean in about 3o mins flat
toked later that afternoon (at elevation fwiw)

anything hairier and genetics aside, id throw caution taking into account how well your coagulating.

i am not a dentist or oral surgeon - ymmv

 

[3/5King]

I know that smoking after getting teeth pulled causes the clots to fail do to the suction of the draw.. Can cause infection. Risk vs reward kinda thing... Lol

 

[Whtwtrman79]

Excruciating pain vs cigar .....

 

[Jmphotog]

I waited 2 months after till I smoked my doc said something like a moth or so so I added some time

 

[RamzaFreak20]

Thanks everybody. TBH, I don't even remember posting this... I'm going back today since I have intense pain (I assume its dry sockets), so Im going to assume not until that is over. I have a very tasty looking stick I've been sitting on for a while, so It'll be worth it.

 

[99TRILLS]

Haha I just had mine out on August 19th and smoked a San cristobal on tues a week after my extraction, that was a bad decision lol. A complication with a dry socket and a trip back to the oral surgeon was my prize for not waiting long enough to enjoy our hobby. I admittinlgly am quite impatient. I'd wait until the sockets are healed before smoking.

 

[Xavier Dredo]

what kind of extraction ?
my four wisdoms were pulled/pried clean in about 3o mins flat
toked later that afternoon (at elevation fwiw)

anything hairier and genetics aside, id throw caution taking into account how well your coagulating.

i am not a dentist or oral surgeon - ymmv

Do the opposite of this^^^^^

 

[oside]

Like many have said, do all you can to keep your clots intact. Sipping through a straw, drawing on a cigar, etc, will dislodge the clots. That is bad news.

I occupied my healing time by ordering cigars, haha!